Virtual TapeServer 6.02.00 Installation Guide

HP Virtual TapeServer Installation Guide 54 HP Part Number 528654-006 Sept 2006
Note: Before installing the VT5900-A Fibre Channel card(s), write down the World Wide Name (WWN) for each Fibre Channel port.
WWN’s are required to start a Fibre Channel virtual tape drive on a NonStop server.
a. 1
st
SCSI card to be removed: Remove the SCSI card in slot 3 and install the 1
st
Fibre Channel card
in slot 3.
b. 2
nd
SCSI card to be removed. Remove the SCSI card in slot 4 and install the 2
nd
Fibre Channel
card in slot 4.
c. 3
rd
SCSI card to be removed. Remove the SCSI card in slot 2 and install the 3
rd
Fibre Channel
card in slot 2.
d. 4
th
SCSI card to be removed. Remove the SCSI card in slot 1 and install the 4
th
Fibre Channel
card in slot 1.
e. 5
th
SCSI card to be removed. Remove the SCSI card in slot 7 and install the 5
th
Fibre Channel
card in slot 7.
f. 6
th
SCSI card to be removed. Remove the SCSI card in slot 8 and install the 6
th
Fibre Channel
card in slot 8.
Image 1 VTS DL585 Proliant IO panel showing slot numbers along the top.
3) Once all the desired Fibre Channel upgrade cards have been installed in the appropriate slots, check to
make sure the blue clips are firmly seated and locked in place on each slot. Then, re-install the
shipping bracket making sure the pull tab is secure.
VT5900-C and VT5901
1) Locate the PCI Riser Module, a pluggable module that houses the SCSI and Fibre adapters. You will
see a two round blue quick-release pull tabs that you need to open. Once loose, grasp the PCI Riser
cage and pull up to remove it from the DL380 chassis. Refer to the diagrams on top of the PCI Riser
cage if you have any questions about its removal. Set the PCI Riser cage on a flat surface that allows
ample access to the side of the module where the adapter cards can be accessed. You will see blue
tabs or pull tabs that allow each adapter to be removed from its slot.
2) There is a very specific order in which one or more SCSI cards are to be removed. This order must be
followed or the upgrade will not work. Every VTS Proliant DL380 has SCSI and Fibre Channel cards in
the same physical slots. The slot numbering on the VT5900-C and VT5901 are different. Follow the
instructions for the appropriate VTS model number.
VT5900-C. There is always a Fibre Channel card in slot 1, the bottom slot. There should be no reason
to remove this card. Slots 2 and 3 contain SCSI cards. A picture showing these slots follows – Image
1). The following order of SCSI card removal must be followed:
Note: Before installing the Fibre Channel card(s) in the VT5900-C, write down the World Wide Name (WWN) for each Fibre Channel
port. WWN’s are required to start Fibre Channel virtual tape drives on a NonStop server.