Qualstar 501440 Rev. G - Manual (Page 4)

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction................................................................................................................ 1-1
1.1 Who Should Read This Manual ................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Important Safety Information...................................................................................... 1-2
2. Unpacking ................................................................................................................... 2-1
3. Product Description ................................................................................................. 3-1
3.1 General Description...................................................................................................... 3-1
3.2 Models............................................................................................................................ 3-2
4. FCO Type C Installation .......................................................................................... 4-1
4.1 Fibre Channel Option (FCO) Type C Installation Considerations .............................. 4-1
4.1.1 Operating Environment........................................................................................ 4-1
4.1.2 Ventilation ............................................................................................................. 4-1
4.2 FCO Type C Interconnect Cabling............................................................................... 4-1
4.3 Cabling for TLS-42xx (using AIT-3 or 5 Tape Drives), TLS-44xx and TLS-46120
(using AIT-3 Tape Drives) ............................................................................................ 4-4
4.4 Cabling for TLS-8000 and 88xxx Libraries................................................................. 4-6
4.5 Installing a Fibre Channel Option............................................................................... 4-9
4.5.1 Installation .......................................................................................................... 4-10
4.6 Initializing the Fibre Channel Option....................................................................... 4-15
4.7 Configuring the Fibre Channel Loop ID ................................................................... 4-17
4.8 Configuring the Fibre Channel SCSI Devices Interface .......................................... 4-18
5. FCO Type B Installation .......................................................................................... 5-1
5.1 Fibre Channel Option (FCO) Type B Installation Considerations .............................. 5-1
5.1.1 Operating Environment........................................................................................ 5-1
5.1.2 Ventilation ............................................................................................................. 5-1
5.2 FCO Type B Interconnect Cabling............................................................................... 5-1
5.3 Cabling for TLS-44xxx Libraries with AIT-5 Tape Drives......................................... 5-3
5.4 Cabling for TLS-46xxx Libraries with AIT-5 Tape Drives......................................... 5-4
5.5 Cabling for TLS-412xxx Libraries with AIT-3 Tape Drives....................................... 5-5
5.6 Cabling for TLS-412xxx Libraries with up to six AIT-5 Tape Drives ....................... 5-8
5.7 Cabling for TLS-412xxx Libraries with up to twelve AIT-5 Tape Drives ............... 5-10
5.8 Securing the Cables to the TLS ................................................................................. 5-12
5.9 Initializing the Fibre Channel Option....................................................................... 5-12
5.10 Configuring the Fibre Channel Loop ID ................................................................... 5-14
5.11 Configuring the Fibre Channel SCSI Devices Interface .......................................... 5-15
6. ATTO FCO Installation ............................................................................................ 6-1
6.1 ATTO Fibre Channel Option (FCO) Installation Considerations................................ 6-1
6.1.1 Operating Environment........................................................................................ 6-1