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Attaching a Manual Drive

  1. Install the SCSI adapter card in your system, if not already installed.
  2. Determine the SCSI IDs available on the SCSI adapter card to which you are attaching the device. Find one unused SCSI ID for each drive.
  3. Follow the manufacturer's instructions to set the SCSI ID for the drive to the unused SCSI IDs that you found. You may have to set switches on the back of the device or set the IDs on the operator's panel.
    Note:
    Each device that is connected in a chain to a single SCSI bus must be set to a unique SCSI ID. If each device does not have a unique SCSI ID, serious system problems can arise.
  4. Follow the manufacturer's instructions to attach the device to your server system hardware.

    Attention:

    1. Power off your system before attaching a device to prevent damage to the hardware.

    2. Attach a terminator to the last device in the chain of devices connected on one SCSI adapter card.
  5. Install the appropriate device drivers. See Installing and Configuring Device Drivers.
  6. Find the device worksheet that applies to your device. See http://www.tivoli.com/support/storage_mgr/tivolimain.html.
  7. Determine the name for the device and record the name on the device worksheet. The device name for a tape drive is a special file name.

    See Determining Device Special File Names for details.

Keep the Worksheets: The information you record on the worksheets can help you when you need to perform operations such as adding volumes. Keep the worksheets for future reference.


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