Complete the Procedure

Connect the SCSI Cables

Determine which drives in the DBA you want to daisy‐chain on the same SCSI bus, then follow these steps to connect the drives to each other:

1.Remove the SCSI terminator from each drive (see Figure 15).

Terminator

Figure 15 The SCSI terminator on a SCSI drive sled.

2.Refer to the cabling examples on page 18 and page 19, then use SCSI cables to connect the drives together, as appropriate for your desired configuration. Use the shortest possible cable that does not require making tight bends in the cable.

3.Install a SCSI terminator to the appropriate SCSI connector on the bus expansion module (refer to the cabling examples on page 18 and page 19).

Connect the Fibre Channel Cables

This section only applies to LTO‐3 and LTO‐4 Fibre Channel drives.

1.Remove the protective plugs from the Fibre Channel port(s) on the drive.

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Protective plug

Figure 16 Remove the Fibre Channel protective plugs.

2.Connect a fiber optic cable to Port A on the drive. If your drive has dual Fibre Channel ports, you can connect a second cable to Port B for fail‐ over. To use the second port for fail‐over, refer to the individual User Guides for instructions and important information.

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