Installing the Tape Library

 

 

 

Step 5: Set the SCSI Interface Mode Switch

 

The following table shows connection options when there are no other peripherals.

Table 1-5

Tape Library as the Only Peripheral

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuration

 

Cabling

 

Mode Switch Settings

 

 

 

 

 

One-Drive Tape

 

 

 

 

Library

 

Single-ended SCSI

 

 

 

 

 

connection

Two-Drive Library:

 

Daisy chained

Single-ended

Minimum host I/O

SCSI connection

shown

slots used

 

Two-Drive Library

Differential SCSI

Bus 1 and bus 2connection shown

connect to separate SCSI cards

Maximum performance

Additional card and cable required

Installation

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