Users Guide

Connecting cables

Procedures to connect Fibre Channel, SAS, USB, and Ethernet cables.

Connecting Fibre Channel cables

1. Remove the FC port caps if necessary. Attach one end of the FC cable to port 0 on the tape drive.

Figure 48. Full-height FC dual port

Table 22. Full-height FC dual port

Number Description

1 FC port 0

2 FC port 1

3 Drive sled indicators (see Figure 18 on page 13)

Figure 49. Half-height FC single port

Table 23. Half-height FC single port

Number Description

1 FC port 0

2 Drive sled indicators (see Figure 18 on page 13)

2. Attach the other end of the FC cable to a switch or HBA.

3. Repeat the same process with port 1 if you have a dual port drive.

Connecting SAS cables

1. Attach the end of the SAS cable into the connector on the HBA. If you are using a SAS fanout/

Interposer cable, the end of the cable with only one connector must be plugged into the HBA.

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