Users Guide

Chapter 12 Installing, Removing, and Replacing
Cabling the Library
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b If you need to add 9U Library Expansion Modules to the 5U
Library Control Module, remove the module terminator from the
5U Library Control Module terminator connection that is closest
to the 9U Library Expansion Module.
c Replace the module terminator in the 9U Library Expansion
Module in the terminator connection that is furthest from the 5U
Library Control Module.
4 Connect the module-to-module cable from the 5U Library Control
Module to the 9U Library Expansion Module.
5 Connect your Ethernet cable to the Gigabit (GB) Ethernet port on the
library control blade (LCB) for remote access to the library via the
Web client.
6 Connect a power cord to the outlet on the power supply on the rear of
the library.
There should always be a power cord connected to the power supply
on the 5U Library Control Module. If redundant power supplies are
used, connect a power cord to each of the additional power supply
outlets.
7 Power on the library.
a Turn on the rear power switch of each of the power supplies.
b Turn on the front power button.
c Power up the host system.
8 Verify communication with all devices on the bus.
9 Configure the library using the commands on the operator panel. See
configuration information in Configuring Your Library on page 56.
Cabling Libraries With
SAS Tape Drives 12
Each SAS tape drive should be connected directly to the host bus adapter
(HBA) using one SAS cable. The LTO-4 and LTO-5 SAS tape drives in the
Dell PowerVault ML6000 library use the SFF-8088 type SAS connector.
The connector needed on the host end of the cable depends on the type of
Host Bus Adapter (HBA) being used.
The library does not support daisy-chaining SAS cables. The library does
not support the use of SAS expander devices or cables at this time.