Preparing The Host; Verifying The Connection; Configuring Your Library - IBM System Storage TS3100 Installation Quick Reference Manual

Preparing the Host

Follow these general guidelines:
1. Make sure that your backup application supports the SCSI or Fibre Channel host bus adapter (HBA).
2. If the host server is connected to a network, check with the system administrator before turning host
power OFF.
3. Install a suitably rated HBA. Remember that if there are any single-ended (SE) devices on the same
SCSI bus, the entire SCSI bus will negotiate down to SE speed and severely degrade performance
and limit cable length.
4. Make sure that LUN scanning is enabled on the SCSI host adapter.
5. Make sure that Fibre Channel Tape Support is enabled on the Fibre Channel HBA if installing a library
with a Fibre Channel drive.

Verifying the Connection

1. Depending on the server configuration, you may need to change the SCSI or Fibre Channel Loop ID of
the library, if the current ID is the same as another device on the bus.
2. When the host server is powered ON, install the software and/or driver(s) that are compatible with the
library. Backup software packages may require additional software or licensing to communicate with
the library accessor.
3. Ensure the library is properly terminated. If the library is the only SCSI device, other than the SCSI
host adapter on the selected SCSI bus, it must be terminated. Likewise, if the library is physically the
last SCSI device on the SCSI bus, it must be terminated. Only the devices physically located at the
beginning and end of the SCSI bus should be terminated.
4. Confirm that the host server operating system recognized the library. In Microsoft
Windows Server 2003, or in Windows 2000 you can verify this by going to: Settings → Control Panel
→ System → Hardware → Device Manager → Tape Drive and/or Medium Changer .
For more information on verifying the connection of SCSI devices, consult the operating system
documentation.

Configuring Your Library

The library can be configured using the Operator Control Panel and/or the Web User Interface. The
recommended method for configuring your library is using the Web User Interface.
Default library configuration settings are listed in the following table.
Table 1-2. Default library configuration settings
Configuration Item
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol)
Network Address
Drive IDs
Res. (Reserved) Slots***
Drive Power ON/OFF
Library Mode
* Drive 1 is the lower drive slot in a 4U library.
** Drive 2 is the upper drive slot in a 4U library.
*** Zero Res. (Reserved) Slots implies 100 percent active slots.
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Default Setting for 2U library
ON
0.0.0.0
SCSI drive: 4
Fibre Channel drive: 4
0
ON
Random
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Windows
Default Setting for 4U library
ON
0.0.0.0
Drive 1* (SCSI or Fibre Channel): 4
Drive 2** (SCSI or Fibre Channel): 5
0
ON
Random
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XP,