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Contents
Safety and Environmental Notices .................v
Danger Notice..........................v
Caution Notice .........................v
Attention Notice .........................vi
Laser Safety and Compliance ....................vi
Summary of Changes ......................vii
Second Edition .........................vii
Third Edition ..........................vii
Chapter 1. Introduction......................1
SCSI Attachment ........................2
Physical Characteristics of the SCSI Interface .............2
Address Assignments ......................2
Installing, Removing, or Resetting a Drive on an Active SCSI Bus .....3
Fibre Channel Attachment .....................3
Physical Characteristics of the Fibre Channel Interface .........4
Supported Topologies ......................4
Address Assignments ......................4
World Wide Names.......................5
Installing, Removing, or Resetting a Drive on an Active Fibre Channel ....5
Chapter 2. Specifications .....................7
Chapter 3. Installing the Tape Drive .................9
Rear View of the SCSI Drive ....................10
Rear View of the Fibre Channel Drive ................11
Step 1. Unpack the Drive .....................11
Step 2. Power-off the Enclosure (Optional)...............11
Step 3. Install the Cooling Fan Assembly (Optional) ...........11
Installing the Cooling Fan onto a SCSI Drive .............12
Installing the Cooling Fan onto a Fibre Channel Drive .........13
Step 4. Set the SCSI ID (SCSI Drive Only) ..............14
Step 5. Terminate the Drive and Supply TERMPOWER (SCSI Drive Only) . . . 15
Step 6. Set the Arbitrated Loop Physical Address (Fibre Channel Drive Only) 15
Setting the Loop ID to Provide Status About the Loop .........16
Setting the Loop ID to Provide Additional Loop IDs ..........18
Step 7. Mount the Tape Drive into an Enclosure.............20
Step 8. Connect Power to the Tape Drive ...............21
Step 9. Perform a Checkout of the Tape Drive .............21
Step 10. Connect the RS-422 Interface ................21
Step 11. Connect the Tape Drive to the SCSI or Fibre Channel Interface . . . 22
Connecting the Drive to a SCSI Interface ..............22
Connecting the Drive to a Fibre Channel Interface ...........22
Step 13. Configure the Tape Drive to the Server, Switch, or Hub.......22
Chapter 4. Operating the Tape Drive ................23
Status Light ..........................24
Unload Button .........................25
Single-character Display .....................26
Inserting a Tape Cartridge .....................26
Removing a Tape Cartridge ....................27
Cleaning the Drive Head .....................27
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