TANDBERG MSERIES FC Quick Reference Manual - page 3
STEP 3:
CABLING THE FC420 BRIDGE(S)
Each FC420 Bridge has 2 SCSI ports and 1 Fibre Channel port. Follow these guidelines to establish SCSI and Fibre
cabling:
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The FC420 bridge can accommodate up to four DLT8000 tape drives per SCSI port, up to two SDLT or LTO
tapes drives per port when the bridge is set for 2 GB data transfers, and only one SDLT or LTO tape drive per
port when the bridge is set for 1 GB data transfers. To maximize data throughput, reduce the number of tape
drives per FC420 SCSI port.
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The open connector on each drive must be terminated.
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Because of the physical characteristics of the SCSI cable connectors, attach a SCSI cable from the upper SCSI
port on the SCSI controller in the primary electronics module to a SCSI connector on drive 1 first, and then
attach a SCSI cable from SCSI port 0 on the FC420 Bridge (the left VHDCI connector) to the lower SCSI port on
the library SCSI controller.
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To ensure access to the library robot, all Fibre Channel cables from the library should connect to a switch or
similar device serving the storage area network (SAN).
For complete cabling instructions, refer to the Tandberg Data FC420 Bridge Option User’s Guide (PN T6423053).
STEP 4:
CONFIGURE FC420 BRIDGE FIRMWARE
A command-line interface (CLI) is available to assist with FC420 Bridge configuration and maintenance as well as
system diagnostics. Specifically, the CLI can be used to do the following:
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Configure the Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and SCSI ports
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Create device maps
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Obtain FC420 Bridge status information
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Log FC420 Bridge events
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Report SCSI and Fibre Channel device information
For complete configuration instructions, refer to the Tandberg Data FC420 Bridge Option User’s Guide
(PN T6423053).