User's Manual

Chapter 7 Installing, Removing, and Replacing

Cabling the Library

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Required tools: None

1 If your library is 14U or larger, install it in a rack.See Installing the

Library in a Rack on page 284 for instructions. The instructions

include procedures for removing and replacing tape drives.

1 Library control blade (LCB)

2 GB Ethernet port

3 Power supplies

4 Power cords

5 Ethernet cables from LCB to

expansion module

6 FC cable from FC I/O blade to tape

drive

7 Module terminator

8 FC cable to host

9 Module-to-module cable

10 Ethernet cable to network

11 UPPER and LOWER Ethernet ports

Warning: All libraries taller than 14U must be installed in a rack

having a main protective earthing (grounding) terminal,

and power must be supplied via an industrial plug and

socket-outlet and/or an appliance coupler complying with

IEC 60309 (or an equivalent national standard) and having

a protective earth (ground) conductor with a cross

sectional area of at least 1.5 mm

(14 AWG).

To ensure proper airflow and access space, Allow 60 cm

(24 inches) in the front and back of the library.

Note: Pay attention to where the operator panel is positioned in the

rack for optimum usability.