HP StoreEver Ultrium Tape Drives - Manual (Page 31)

4 Installing an external Ultrium
tape drive
In this chapter:
• “ Check the drive's SCSI ID ” on page 31
• “ Connect the SCSI cable ” on page 32
• “ Connect the power cord ” on page 33
If you are installing an internal Ultrium tape drive, please refer to
“ Installing an internal Ultrium tape drive ” on page 21.
If you are installing a removable Ultrium tape drive, please refer to
“ Installing a removable Ultrium tape drive ” on page 35.
Check the drive’s SCSI ID
Your HP StorageWorks Ultrium drive is shipped with a default SCSI ID of 3. Each device on the SCSI bus
must have an unique SCSI ID number. The drive can be assigned any unused ID between 0 and 15. Do
not use SCSI ID 7, which is reserved for the SCSI controller. SCSI ID 0 is typically assigned to the boot
disk and should also not be used unless the tape drive is on a dedicated SCSI bus.
Figure 10 Setting the SCSI ID
1. Determine whether you need to change the SCSI ID from the default of 3.
For many operating systems you can install and run HP Library & Tape Tools from the
HP StorageWorks Tape CD-ROM to check your server’s current SCSI configuration. This will provide
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