HP StorageWorks MSL8096 Tape Library getting started guide (AH218-96002, March 2007)

Changing the SCSI ID
7
If you need to change the SCSI ID for any of the tape
drives, do so before connecting the Library to the host
computer.
1. Attach the power cord to the Library.
2. Power on the Library from the front panel.
3. Check the LCD screen to make sure the Library is
receiving power.
4. Use the control keys below the LCD screen to
highlight Configuration > Drives > Drive #, where #
is the number of the drive whose SCSI ID you need
to change. Press the OK key.
5. Press OK to select the editable block. Use the Up
and Down control keys to change the SCSI ID. Press
OK to select the value.
6. Highlight Save and press OK to save the SCSI ID.
Power off the Library.
Attach one end of a parallel SCSI cable to one of the
connectors on a tape drive and attach the other end of
the cable to the host bus adapter (HBA). Attach a
terminator to the other SCSI connector on the tape
drive. Repeat for each tape drive.
Connecting the Library:
parallel SCSI
8a
Remove the FC port cap from Port A on one of the tape
drives. Attach one end of the FC cable to Port A on the
tape drive. Attach the other end of the FC cable to a
switch or HBA. Repeat for each tape drive.
Connecting the Library:
Fibre Channel
8b
The SAS cable
supplied with
the Library has
a SAS 4x (IB)
connector on the
HBA end and
four Mini SAS
connectors on
the tape drive end. This cable can be used to connect
up to four tape drives to a SAS HBA. Any of the four
connectors can be used for any tape drive.
SAS signal rates require clean connections with a
minimum number of connections between the HBA and
the Library. Do not use adapters or converters between
the HBA and the Library. HP recommends a maximum
SAS cable length of six meters.
Attach the HBA end of the cable to the SAS HBA.
Attach a connector to each tape drive.
The unused ends are single channel and not suitable for
use with disk arrays. Use the other ends to connect tape
drives, or coil and secure them to the rack to minimize
stress on the connectors.
Connecting the Library:
SAS
8c