How Do I Connect The Drive To My Server; External Drives - Tandberg Data DAT 160 User Manual

DAT tape drives can be connected to servers running under Windows®,
Linux and other major operating systems. Please visit the support pages at
http://www.tandbergdata.com
operating system versions that are supported.

How do I connect the drive to my server?

The following guidelines apply:
• For optimum performance the drive should be the only device on the
SCSI bus.
• Always terminate the SCSI bus.
• Do not attach the drive to the same SCSI bus as your disk drive or to a
RAID controller (unless you are connecting to a server with a Smart Array
6i RAID controller).
You will need a properly installed and configured SCSI host bus adapter
(HBA) or a built-in SCSI controller on your server and a suitably-rated SCSI
cable.
Note:
Internal drives
The tape drive is installed into a spare, industry-standard, 5¼-inch drive bay
in your server and is attached to the SCSI bus of the host server. Use an
LVDS-compatible ribbon cable to connect the tape drive to a spare 68-pin,
high density (HD), wide SCSI connector on the host server. The cable must
be terminated.

External drives

A 68-pin, wide, VHD-to-HD SCSI cable is required to attach the tape drive
to the host server. If your server has an HD SCSI port, you must either
purchase and install a VHD-to-HD adapter or use an HD-to-HD cable. please
visit the support pages at
products.
August 2009
How do I connect the drive to my server?
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