Virtual TapeServer 6.02.00 Installation Guide

HP Virtual TapeServer Installation Guide 56 HP Part Number 528654-006 Sept 2006
VT5902
1) Every VTS Proliant ML530 has SCSI and Fibre Channel cards in the same physical slots. There will
always be a Fibre Channel card in slot 6. There should be no reason to remove this card. Slots 2-5
can contain SCSI or Fibre Channel 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.
a) 1
st
SCSI card to be removed: Remove the SCSI card in slot 5 and install the 1
st
Fibre Channel card in
slot 5 if there is not already a Fibre Channel card in that slot.
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 if there is not already a Fibre Channel card in that slot.
c) 3
rd
SCSI card to be removed. Remove the SCSI card in slot 3 and install the 3
rd
Fibre Channel card in
slot 3 if there is not already a Fibre Channel card in that slot.
d) 4
th
SCSI card to be removed. Remove the SCSI card in slot 2 and install the 4
th
Fibre Channel card in
slot 2 if there is not already a Fibre Channel card in that slot.
Note: Do not remove or replace the RAID card in slot 1 or the NIC card in slot 7.
Image 4 VTS ML530 Proliant IO panel showing slot numbers at the top.
2) Once all the desired Fibre Channel upgrade cards have been installed in the appropriate slots, check to
make sure the blue and black clips are locked in place on each slot.
F. Place the top cover back in place and secure. Slide the VTS Proliant back into the rack
enclosure and secure the two quick-disconnect screws on the front panel.
G. From the rear of the VTS Proliant server, reconnect the SCSI cables to the ports where
you removed them previously to the same ports where they were originally removed.
Since you removed one of more SCSI cards, you will have a number of extra, unused
SCSI cables. Reconnect the power cords.
Step 3: Restart VTS
A. Power on the VTS Proliant DL585 using the button on the front panel. The restart
process begins and is complete when the screen displays a login prompt.
B. Once the Proliant DL585 restart is complete, power on all HVD/LVD SCSI Converter
Modules using the switch on the rear of the each unit. Depending upon how many SCSI