Dell PowerVault ML6000 - Manual (Page 16)

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Dell PowerVault ML6000 Getting Started Guide
Connecting Parallel SCSI Cables
Perform this step if your library contains parallel SCSI tape drives.
There are two recommended ways to cable SCSI tape drives: one tape drive per
SCSI bus or two tape drives per SCSI bus.
NOTE:
To avoid possible performance issues, do not connect more than two tape
drives per SCSI bus.
To connect one tape drive per SCSI bus:
1 Use a SCSI cable to connect the bottom port of the tape drive to your host
system.
2 Attach a SCSI terminator to terminate the top port of the tape drive.
To connect two tape drives per SCSI bus:
1 Connect one end of a SCSI cable to the top SCSI port of the bottom tape
drive.
2 Connect the other end of the cable to the bottom SCSI port of the tape
drive above.
3 Use another SCSI cable to connect the bottom tape drive of the SCSI bus
to your host system.
4 Use a SCSI terminator to terminate the top tape drive of the SCSI bus.
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