Step 4: Install the Module Components
For instructions on any of the following steps, see "Adding, Removing, and Replacing" in the Scalar i500
User's Guide.
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If not already installed, install the library control blade (LCB) in the control module.
2
Install the tape drives.
3
Install the power supplies.
4
Install the Fibre Channel (FC) I/O blade (if required and not already installed).
5
Close the library's I/E station door and access door.
Step 5: Connect the Tape Drive Cables
Follow the instructions below for the type(s) of tape drives installed in your library. The instruction sets are:
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Connecting Parallel SCSI Cables
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Connecting Fibre Channel Cables Directly to Host or Switch
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Connecting Fibre Channel Cables Through an I/O Blade
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Connecting Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Cables
A library can have any combination of SCSI, FC, and SAS drives, connected directly to hosts or through I/
O blades. You may need to follow more than one set of instructions below. For more detailed instructions,
see the Scalar i500 User's Guide.
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