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External Standalone Drives
For the physical specification of the drive, see Chapter 1, “Physical
Specification” in Specifications, Volume 4 of the Ultrium Technical Reference
Manual.
If you are installing the tape drive on a UNIX system, refer to the UNIX
Configuration Guide, Volume 6 of the Ultrium Technical Reference Manual.
Identifying the Drive
The model name is on the front panel and the product and serial numbers are
on a label on the bottom of the drive.
Connecting the Drive
For details of the rear panel connectors, see Chapter 7 on page 99.
SCSI Connection
The cable provided will attach to a computer with a 68-pin very high density
SCSI-3 connector. We do not recommend connecting the drive to an Ultra2,
SE SCSI connector or a narrow SCSI host bus adapter. To benefit from the
advantages of LVD SCSI, it is important always to use LVDS-rated SCSI
cabling. If the server or host bus adapter is equipped with a high density (HD)
wide SCSI connector, you will need to use an adapter or HD-to-HD cable.
Termination
Both ends of a SCSI bus must be terminated. As long as the drive is the last or
only device on the SCSI bus, the drive enclosure automatically provides active
termination when a cable is connected to the SCSI-IN connector. If there are
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