Overland Storage REO 9000 Configuring External Scsi Devices, Detecting External Devices

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Configuring External (SCSI)

Devices

The SCSI ports on the REO Appliance let you attach external devices (such as tape drives or changers) and then use the console to assign initiators. The appliance provides two SCSI ports, and you can use a chain formation to assign up to 15 SCSI IDs to each port (the SCSI IDs must be unique within each port configuration).

Important: For a list of supported SCSI devices (some device-types and configurations are not currently supported), see the REO Interoperability Matrix on the Overland Storage Web site at www.overlandstorage.com.

Detecting External Devices

When you enable power to the REO Appliance, it automatically detects whether External Devices are attached to the SCSI ports and displays the applicable information in the External Device Summary and External Device Configuration pages.

If you turn off or detach an External Device while the REO Appliance is running, the External Device remains in the list of REO Device IDs, but the Device Type and SCSI Port:ID are set to None and the Inquiry

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