PX502 Tape Library Quick Start Guide
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• Figure 17
Native Fibre Channel System Controller
Board
Figure 15 PX502 Cable
Configuration (SCSI System
Controller Board)
Figure 16 PX502 Cable
Configuration (Surrogate)
N
OTE: Quantum ships sufficient SCSI cables and
terminators with the libraries to set up two-drives
per SCSI bus. One tape drive per SCSI bus may be
necessary for optimum performance. Refer to
your tape drive documentation.
N
OTE: SCSI cable lengths should not exceed:
• 39.37 feet (12 meters) between the host and
the library for single drive per bus installations.
NOTE: When operating in surrogate mode, the SCSI host
connection must be made to tape drive 1.
Back of Library
SCSI host
Ethernet
Power
SCSI System Controller Board
Tape drive 1Tape drive 2
Back of Library
SCSI hostEthernet
Power
Surrogate System
Controller Board
Tape drive 2 Tape drive 1
Figure 17 PX502 Cable
Configuration (Native Fibre
Channel)
2 Connect one end of an AC power cable to each
installed power supply and to a wall outlet.
Initial Configuration 0
Initially configuring the library consists of the following
steps:
• Turning on the Library
• Removing the Remaining Packing Materials
• Setting the Library Options
• Setting the Date and Time
• Setting Network Information
Turning on the Library
0
To turn on the library:
1 Verify that:
• Power cables are firmly in place
• All doors are closed and latched
2 Turn on the library by pushing power button located on
the bottom left-hand corner of the OCP (see figure 18
).
Back of Library
Fibre Channel
host/SAN
Ethernet
Power
Tape drive 2 Tape drive 1
LTO Tape drives
shown. SDLT drives
have a single FC port
Fibre Channel
host/SAN
Fibre Channel
host/SAN