Installing The Interface Cables; Fibre Channel Connection; Fibre Channel Interface Serial Port; 10Base-T Ethernet Connection - Quantum Scalar 218FC User Manual

Installing the Interface Cables

Follow the steps on the following pages to connect your Scalar 218FC to your host computer and the Fibre
Channel bus. This involves installing cables onto the connectors at the rear of the Scalar 218FC. See the
section titled: Rear Panel Indicators, Switches and Connectors in Chapter 4 Equipment Description for an
illustration showing the positions of the connectors on the rear panel of the Scalar 218FC.

Fibre Channel Connection

Your Scalar 218FC provides support for Multi-Mode Fibre at 1.0625 Gbaud using dual SC connectors:
1. Connect the 3-meter, 50-micron, non-OFC cable (supplied with your Scalar 218FC) between the SC
connectors on the Host Bus Adapter (HBA) installed in your host computer or to a fibre channel hub,
and the SC connectors on the rear of the Scalar 218FC. The connectors are keyed to prevent improper
installation of the cable.

Fibre Channel Interface Serial Port

The modular jack on the rear panel of your Scalar 218FC provides an RS-232 connection that can be used to
configure the fibre channel subsystem, monitor diagnostic status, or update the firmware. To connect the
serial cable:
1. Make sure that power is off to the Scalar 218FC.
2. Connect the serial cable plug into the serial connector of the host computer and the modular plug to the
serial port connector of the Scalar 218FC.

10Base-T Ethernet Connection

Your Scalar 218FC supports Ethernet connectivity to provide enhanced configuration capabilities. All
functions available through the Fibre Channel Interface Serial Port are available through Ethernet. For
example, if you are going to download upgraded firmware using the serial port, you will need to have a copy
of the firmware on the host computer hard drive or on a diskette before beginning the procedure. Using
Ethernet, however, you can log into a BBS or a world-wide web site and download firmware directly to the
Scalar 218FC. If you plan to use the Ethernet capability:
1. Connect an Ethernet cable between your network and the Ethernet connector on the rear panel of the
Scalar 218FC.

Setting the SCSI IDs

Your Scalar 218FC consists of three SCSI devices; the two DLT drives and the library robotics. Each SCSI
device in your Scalar 218FC must be set to a unique ID. The ID for the robotics is set by selecting it through
the Operator Panel, Off-Line Mode, Configuration Menu, Set SCSI ID option (see sub-subsection titled: Set
SCSI ID, subsection Configuration Menu, section Off-Line Mode Menus in Chapter 4 Equipment
Description). Set each drive ID by selecting the appropriate ID number on the switch located on the back of
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