Preinstallation Requirements - Quantum LTO-4 (Model B) User Manual

Preinstallation
Requirements
LTO-4 (Model B) Half-Height Tape Drive User's Guide
Before Installing the LTO-4 (Model B) Half-Height Tape Drive
Handling Precautions
(continued)
Installation Guidelines
Before installing the LTO-4 (Model B) Half-Height Tape Drive, make sure
you have:
• A host bus adapter (HBA) installed and properly configured in the
host computer:
• Parallel SCSI HBA for a parallel SCSI drive
• Serial SCSI HBA for a SAS drive
• Interface components:
• For a parallel SCSI drive, either internal or tabletop, a 68-pin
parallel SCSI cable and terminator
• For a SAS drive, either:
• 29-pin SFF-8482 SAS interface cable for an internal drive
• 26-pin SFF-8088 mini-SAS style interface cable for a
tabletop drive
• Backup application software that supports the tape drive. For a list
of the backup software applications that have been tested with the
LTO-4 (Model B) Half-Height Tape Drive, please visit our website at:
www.quantum.com/support
Chapter 2 Installation Procedures
• Handle the drive by its sides rather
than by the top cover to reduce the risk
of dropping the drive or damaging it
during installation.
• Either lay the drive on a nonconductive
surface or put it back inside the
protective antistatic bag to reduce the
chance of damage from static
discharge
Due to the high speed of the LTO-4
(Model B) Half-Height Tape Drive, do not
connect more than one LTO-4 (Model B)
drive to the same channel on a host SCSI
adapter.
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