Connecting Parallel SCSI Cables
Perform this step if your library contains parallel SCSI tape drives.
There are two recommended ways to cable SCSI tape drives: one tape drive per SCSI bus or two tape drives per SCSI bus.
NOTE: To avoid possible performance issues, do not connect more than two tape drives per SCSI bus.
To connect one tape drive per SCSI bus:
1Use a SCSI cable to connect the bottom port of the tape drive to your host system.
2Attach a SCSI terminator to terminate the top port of the tape drive.
To connect two tape drives per SCSI bus:
1Connect one end of a SCSI cable to the top SCSI port of the bottom tape drive.
2Connect the other end of the cable to the bottom SCSI port of the tape drive above.
3Use another SCSI cable to connect the bottom tape drive of the SCSI bus to your host system.
4Use a SCSI terminator to terminate the top tape drive of the SCSI bus.
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Dell PowerVault ML6000 Getting Started Guide
