Table of Contents
1. Introduction................................................................................................................... 1-1
1.1 Who Should Read This Manual................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Important Safety Information ..................................................................................... 1-2
2. Unpacking ...................................................................................................................... 2-1
3. Product Description .................................................................................................... 3-1
3.1 General Description ..................................................................................................... 3-1
3.2 Models ........................................................................................................................... 3-2
4. FCO Type A Installation ............................................................................................. 4-1
4.1 Fibre Channel Option (FCO) Type A Installation Considerations.............................. 4-1
4.1.1 Operating Environment........................................................................................ 4-1
4.1.2 Ventilation ............................................................................................................. 4-1
4.2 Drive Cabling for TLS-5/6/8000 and 58/68/88xxx Libraries...................................... 4-1
4.2.1 Drive Cabling......................................................................................................... 4-1
4.3 Installing a Fibre Channel Option .............................................................................. 4-3
4.3.1 Installation ............................................................................................................ 4-3
4.4 Initializing the Fibre Channel Option ...................................................................... 4-10
4.5 Configuring the Fibre Channel Loop ID................................................................... 4-12
4.6 Configuring the Fibre Channel SCSI Devices Interface.......................................... 4-13
5. FCO Type B Installation ............................................................................................. 5-1
5.1 Fibre Channel Option (FCO) Type B Installation Considerations.............................. 5-1
5.1.1 Operating Environment........................................................................................ 5-1
5.1.2 Ventilation ............................................................................................................. 5-1
5.2 FCO Type B Interconnect Cabling .............................................................................. 5-1
5.3 Cabling for TLS-412xxx Libraries............................................................................... 5-3
5.4 Cabling for TLS-58xxx, 68xxx and 88xxx Libraries................................................... 5-5
5.5 Securing the Cables to the TLS................................................................................... 5-9
5.6 Initializing the Fibre Channel Option ........................................................................ 5-9
5.7 Configuring the Fibre Channel Loop ID................................................................... 5-11
5.8 Configuring the Fibre Channel SCSI Devices Interface.......................................... 5-12
6. FCO Type C Installation ............................................................................................. 6-1
6.1 Fibre Channel Option (FCO) Type C Installation Considerations.............................. 6-1
6.1.1 Operating Environment........................................................................................ 6-1
6.1.2 Ventilation ............................................................................................................. 6-1
6.2 FCO Type C Interconnect Cabling .............................................................................. 6-1
6.3 Cabling for TLS-4000, TLS-46xxx and TLS-412xxx Libraries.................................. 6-4
6.4 Cabling for TLS-5/6/8000 and 58/68/88xxx Libraries ................................................ 6-8
6.5 Installing a Fibre Channel Option ............................................................................ 6-11
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