Chapter 12 Installing, Removing, and Replacing
Cabling the Library
Scalar i500 User’s Guide 316
2 For each FC I/O blade installed in an expansion module, connect the
expansion module containing the FC I/O blade(s) to a port in the
Ethernet hub on the LCB:
a If the FC I/O blade is installed in the bottom bay of the expansion
module, connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port
labeled
LOWER in the lower right corner of the expansion
module. Connect the other end of the cable to a port in the
Ethernet hub on the LCB.
b If the FC I/O blade is installed in the upper bay of the expansion
module, connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port
labeled
UPPER in the lower right corner of the expansion module.
Connect the other end of the cable to a port in the Ethernet hub
on the LCB.
c Follow the instructions in Cable Management Guidelines
on
page 320 for best practices in routing the Ethernet cables.
3 Remove and discard the necessary number of the black rubber
protective covers from the ports on the FC I/O blades.
4 Carefully unwrap the FC cables and remove the two white plastic
protective caps from each end of the cable.
5 Connect the FC cable to one of the following initiator ports on the FC
I/O blade: 3, 4, 5, or 6. When you choose the port, take into account
the location of any other tape drives that you plan to connect to the
same FC I/O blade. See Cable Management Guidelines
on page 320
for best-practice guidelines for cabling a library.
6 Insert the other end of the FC cable into the FC port on the FC tape
drive.
7 Repeat the above steps for each FC drive you want to connect to the
FC I/O blade. Do not connect any of these FC cables to ports 1 or 2 on
the FC I/O blade.
8 Connect the host(s) to ports 1 and/or 2 on the FC I/O blade.
Note: Without these Ethernet cables connected, the FC I/O
blades will not work.
Caution: FC cables will be damaged if they are bent at more than a
four-inch arc.
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