128 Cabling
Connecting FC Drives to Hosts
The procedure in this subsection tells how to directly attach compatible tape drives to the host computers.
Required tools: ESD strap
1 Open the service door of the control module or expansion module.
2 Attach the ESD strap to your wrist and to an unpainted surface inside the door.
3 Remove and discard the white plastic covers from the FC connectors on the tape drives.
4 Carefully unwrap the Fibre optical cables and remove the two white plastic protective caps from each
end of the cable.
5 Label each end of the cables with the drive number and the destination host name. You should label
the end that connects to the tape drive with the name of the host and the end that connects to the host
with the name and location of the tape drive. This will help you find the correct cable if there is a cable
problem in the future.
6 Connect the fibre optical cable to the Fibre port on the drives.
7 Connect a fibre optic cable to the port of the MCB in the control module.
8 If e-mail notification is going to be used to monitor the library, connect the Ethernet cable that is provided
with the library to the Ethernet port on the MCB in the control module.
9 Route all cable to the right side of the module and either up through one of the three holes in the top or
down through the opening at bottom of the control module. Secure the cable to the right side using the
Velcro straps.
10 Connect the fibre optical cable from the MCB to the server that has been designated to interface with
the library.
11 Connect the fibre optical cables from the drives to the designated hosts.
12 Connect the Ethernet cable to the customer network.
13 Detach the ESD strap.
The goal when installing the FC cables is to keep the cables out of the way of
the other components in the control module or expansion module. Use the
cable keepers and Velcro straps to accomplish this.
Fibre optical cables will be damaged if they are bent at more than a
four-inch arc.
Make sure the cables are out of the way of other equipment and not in a
position where they can be damaged
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