Compaq AA-RHGWB-TE manual 10 TL890 and TL892 DLT MiniLibraries on Shared Scsi Buses

Figure 8–10: TL890 and TL892 DLT MiniLibraries on Shared SCSI Buses

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Memory Channel link cable

BN21K or BN21L cables

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Memory

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adapters

DWZZA-VA, trilink connector, and H879 terminator

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4	4
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BN21K or BN21L cables

NOTE: This drawing is not to scale.

Diag	Motor
	H879-AA
SCSI	terminator
TL890	Expansion Modules

	Library
Robotics	Robotics DLT1DLT2
	H879-AA
Control	terminator
cables	0.3M
	SCSI Bus
TL892	jumper
	Library
	Robotics DLT1DLT2
	H879-AA
	terminator
	Expansion
TL892	Unit
	Interface
	ZK-1398U-AI

8.7.2.2 Configuring a Base Module as a Slave

The TL891/TL892 base modules are shipped configured as standalone systems. When they are used in conjunction with the TL890 DLT MiniLibrary expansion unit, the expansion unit must control the robotics of each of the base modules. Therefore, the base modules must be configured as a slave to the expansion unit.

After the hardware and cables are installed, but before you power up the expansion unit in a MiniLibrary system for the first time, you must reconfigure each of the base modules in the system as a slave. The expansion

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