Quantum Audio PX502 quick start Initial Configuration, Turning on the Library

PX502 Tape Library Quick Start Guide

•Figure 17 Native Fibre Channel System Controller Board

NOTE: 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.

NOTE: SCSI cable lengths should not exceed:

•39.37 feet (12 meters) between the host and the library for single drive per bus installations.

Figure 15 PX502 Cable

Configuration (SCSI System

Controller Board)

Ethernet	SCSI host	SCSI System Controller Board
	Tape drive 2		Tape drive 1
	Power		Back of Library

Figure 16 PX502 Cable

Configuration (Surrogate)

Ethernet	Surrogate System	SCSI host
	Controller Board
	Tape drive 2	Tape drive 1
Power		Back of Library

NOTE: When operating in surrogate mode, the SCSI host

connection must be made to tape drive 1.

Figure 17	PX502 Cable
Configuration (Native Fibre
Channel)
Ethernet	Fibre Channel
	host/SAN	Back of Library
	Tape drive 2	Tape drive 1
	Power Fibre Channel	Fibre Channel
	host/SAN	host/SAN
LTO Tape drives

shown. SDLT drives have a single FC port

2Connect one end of an AC power cable to each installed power supply and to a wall outlet.

Initial Configuration

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

To turn on the library:

1Verify that:

•Power cables are firmly in place

•All doors are closed and latched

2Turn on the library by pushing power button located on the bottom left-hand corner of the OCP (see figure 18).

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