Virtual TapeServer 6.03.41 Installation Guide

Installation Summary and Checklist | 13
• Fibre Channel upgrade card (VT5900-FCU)
To replace a SCSI card with a Fibre Channel (FC) card on a ProLiant server, you can
purchase the VT5900-FCU:
This FC upgrade card is the HP StorageWorks A6826-60001 network adapter. It is a 2Gb/
sec, dual-port, PCI-X-to-Fibre Channel host bus adapter (HBA). See
SCSI-to-Fibre
Channel Adapter Upgrade on page 119 for instructions on how to install the card.
Overview of the VTS installation
To install and configure Virtual TapeServer (VTS), perform the following steps. You may
want to review the
Installation checklist on page 15 before beginning. Also, you should be
familiar with the following concepts and tasks before installing VTS:
• Know how to add, configure, and use tape devices in NonStop server environments with
compression set to OFF.
• Know how to add users in NonStop server operating system environments.
• If you want to use the Event Management Service (EMS) mounts feature, which
automates the process of mounting and dismounting virtual tapes, know how to configure
MEDIACOM on NonStop servers, including creating pools and tape volumes.
Here are the steps you must take to mount and configure VTS:
1. Prepare the operating environment.
VTS can operate in any clean, indoor location. Do not store or place VTS outside of the
environmental ranges listed in
Specifications on page 133. Keep all enclosure ventilation
openings unobstructed and avoid placing VTS in direct sunlight, rain, or other sources of
moisture.
2. Unpack VTS.
Carefully unpack and inspect the VTS components. If any damage is apparent,
immediately notify the carrier and your vendor. Save the carton and packing materials in
case you need to return VTS.
3. Mount the VTS components.
Mount the components in a 19-inch rack near the NonStop server and close to a power
source.
• VTS server module — Allow 2U (3.5 inches).