Overland storage Neo fco3 User manual

IMPORTANT: Overland Storage recommends that all

V.I.A.TM cards be removed and replaced by an Overland

Storage authorized service provider. Improper installation

may result in damage which voids existing warranties.

The Virtual Interface Architecture (V.I.A.) Fibre Channel

Option version 3 (FCO3) card is a RoHS (Restriction of

Hazardous Substances) compliant 4 Gbps Fibre Channel

(FC)-to-Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) bridge

that enables connectivity between Overland NEO SERIES

libraries and fibre channel host or SAN.

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)

A discharge of static electricity can damage micro-circuitry

or static-sensitive devices. To help prevent electrostatic

damage, observe all standard ESD procedures including:

•Use a wrist strap and properly grounded tools.

•Make sure you are always properly grounded.

•Keep the work area free of non-conductive materials.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock or

damage to equipment, disconnect the power by

unplugging the power cord.

Unpacking

Carefully unpack and verify that you have all the parts:

•FCO3 V.I.A. card

•4 / 2 / 1 Gbps capable SFP (Small Form-Factor

Plugable) optical transceiver

•Ethernet crossover cable

•FCO3 Software And Documentation CD

•This quick install guide

Figure 1. FCO3 Card Connections and Indicators

CAUTION: The right-most option slot in the primary card cage

must ALWAYS contain the Library Controller card. Insertion of

an FCO3 card into this slot will damage the PCI backplane and

render the library inoperable.

The FCO3 card can be added to any available V.I.A. bay

located at the rear of a NEO SERIES library. On the NEO

4000 and NEO 8000, this includes the Expansion or

Secondary card cages (Figure 2 on page 2).

1. Before installing the card, make a note of the serial

number for use during configuration.

2. Power down the NEO library.

On the NEO 8000, also open the circuit breakers.

3. Remove all power cords from the library.

4. Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the cover plate

of the V.I.A. option bay where the FCO3 card will go.

NEO SERIES Libraries

Fibre Channel Option Card

Quick Start Guide

Overview & Notes

VIA-0077

FCO3 Card Installation

VIA-0078

Fibre ChannelSCSI Port 1

SCSI Port 2

Link

Activity

Ethernet

Ready

Fault

Reset

SCSI Port 2

Ejector Port 1

SCSI Port 1

FC Port

Ethernet

Link LED

Link

Ready or

Handle/Latch Activity LED

Port 2

Activity LED Fault LED

Activity LED

Port

with SFP LED

Activity

LED

Ejector

Handle/Latch

Figure 2. FCO3 Card Installation Locations

5. With the SCSI ports positioned at the bottom, carefully

slide the FCO3 card into the option bay (Figure 3)

until resistance is felt.

6. Apply just enough force to seat the card.

7. Push the top ejector handle down and the bottom

ejector handle up to seat the card and latch it.

Connecting the Cables

CAUTION: Use only Ultra 320 (SCSI SPI-4) compliant cables and

terminators when connecting SCSI devices to the FCO3.

1. Verify that the NEO library is still powered down.

2. Connect the SCSI jumper cable from the NEO

Library Controller card SCSI Port 1 to the FCO3 card

SCSI Port 2.

Figure 3. Cabling When FCO3 Controls Only the Library

3. Do one of the following:

•If only the library is controlled by the FCO3 card

(Figure 3), verify that a terminator is on the

Library Controller card, and then skip to Step 7.

•Otherwise, continue with Step 4.

4. Determine the maximum number of drives for the

FCO3 card (based on a 4 Gbps FC connection).

•LTO-3 – one drive per SCSI port (two per card)

•LTO-2 – two drives per SCSI port (four per card)

•SDLT 600– two drives per SCSI port (four per card)

5. Connect the drives to the Library Controller card

SCSI port 2 (Figure 4).

a. Connect a SCSI cable from the Library Controller

card to the first tape drive.

b. Do one of the following:

•For the last tape drive in the chain, attach a

terminator on the drive’s other port.

•If there are more drives, connect this drive to the

next one using a SCSI cable.

c. If this was not the last drive, repeat Step b.

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VIA-0082

NEO-8087

Expansion

Card Cage

Primary

Card Cage

Secondary

Card Cage

NEO 8000

NEO 4000

NEO 2000

VIA-0077

NEO-8033

VIA-0077

Primary

Card Cage

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Cabling and Ethernet Configuration

FibreChannel

SCSIPort0

SCSIPort1

Link

Activity

Ethernet

Ready

Fault

Reset

VIA-0084

Terminator

SCSI

Cable

FC Connections

Figure 4. Cabling When FCO3 Controls Library & Drives

6. Connect the drives to the FCO3 card SCSI port 1.

a. Connect a SCSI cable from the FCO3 card SCSI

port 1 to the first tape drive.

b. Do one of the following:

•For the last tape drive in the chain, attach a

terminator on the drive’s other port.

•If there are more drives, connect this drive to the

next one using a SCSI cable.

c. If this was not the last drive, repeat Step b.

7. Ensure all SCSI connectors are tight and all SCSI

buses are properly terminated.

Ethernet Preparation

1. Connect the FCO3 Ethernet port to a stand-alone PC

using the included Ethernet crossover cable.

2. Temporarily set the IP address of the PC to one number

higher than the IP address that the FCO3 card will use.

For example, if the FCO3 will use 10.20.30.1 on the

management LAN, set the IP address of the PC to

10.20.30.2.

3. Temporarily set the subnet mask of the PC to the

subnet mask that will be used by the FCO3 card.

4. Install the QuickNav software on the PC from the

FCO3 Software and Documentation CD.

Use either the Windows or Macintosh version of the

software based on the type of stand-alone PC being

used.

CAUTION: If the NEO 8000 firmware is less than version 4.03

or the NEO 2000/NEO 4000 firmware is less than version 5.08,

it must be upgraded to support FC LTO-3 drives.

1. Power on the library by toggling each power supply

switch (and circuit breakers on the NEO 8000) to ON.

2. Press anywhere on the GUI touch screen to activate

the display and turn the library ON.

This will also provide power to the FCO3 card.

3. Wait for the FCO3 card to complete Power On Self

Test (POST).

It should take no more than 3½minutes to complete.

The FCO3 card is configured and managed through its

Ethernet interface using either the browser-based GUI or

a Telnet interface. The GUI interface uses traditional GUI

actions to select choices while Telnet uses CLI commands

to configure the FCO3. The NEO SERIES FCO3 Card

User Guide at the Overland Technical Support website

provides details.

Browser Compatibility

All pages are written in XHTML 1.0 and CSS1 to be

compatible with the latest versions of Internet Explorer,

Netscape, Firefox, Mozilla (including K-Meleon, Camino,

Epiphany and Galeon), and KHTML (including Konqueror

and Safari). The minimum version requirement is Internet

Explorer 5.5 and Netscape 6.2.

Optimizing Your Browser

JavaScript must enabled to use the browser GUI interface.

Internet Explorer

1. From the menu, choose Tools > Internet Options.

2. Click the Security tab.

3. Click the Custom Level button.

4. Scroll down to Microsoft VM > Java permissions

and verify that Disable Java is NOT selected.

5. Scroll down to Miscellaneous > Allow META

REFRESH and verify that Enable is selected.

6. Click OK twice to save and exit.

Netscape/Mozilla/Firefox

Verify that Java is enabled in the Preferences.

Configure Using QuickNAV

1. Launch the QuickNAV software loaded on the stand-

alone PC.

2. At the startup screen, click Next.

3. At the product selection screen, highlight the proper

serial number for the FCO3 card and click Next.

NOTE: If the FCO3 card is not shown, click Rescan. If it still

does not appear, verify that the Ethernet link lights on both

the FCO3 card and the PC are lit, and that you are using the

supplied crossover cable.

FibreChannel

SCSIPort0

SCSIPort1

Link

Activity

Ethernet

Ready

Fault

Reset

VIA-0085

FC Connection

Terminators

SCSI Cables

Power Up the Library

FCO3 Card Configuration (Part 1)

4. At the network setting screen, enter the desired IP

address and subnet mask for the card. Click Next.

QuickNAV sets the card’s address and restarts the

card. A countdown screen is displayed.

5. When the countdown screen Next button is enabled,

click it.

6. At the final screen, do one of the following.

•If a network gateway is needed, click Launch

Browser and continue with “Setting a Gateway.”

•Otherwise, click Finish and continue with “Final

Cabling.”

Setting a Gateway

1. If not already launched, launch your browser and enter

the IP address of the FCO3 card.

NOTE: If using “Configure Using QuickNAV” above, your

browser is automatically pointed at the IP address.

2. Click Enter here to display login screen.

3. Enter your User Name and Password, and click OK.

The defaults are:

•User Name = root

•Password = Password (case sensitive)

4. At the Status screen (Figure 5), click Ethernet (1) in

the left-side menu.

Figure 5. FCO3 Status Screen

5. At the Ethernet screen (Figure 5), in the second data

field, enter the IP address for the Gateway (1), and

click Submit (2).

Figure 6. FCO3 Ethernet Screen

6. When the change confirmation message appears at the

top of the screen, click Restart (3) on the left-side

menu.

7. At the Restart screen, click the Restart button.

The card restarts (showing an interim countdown

screen) and the GUI is refreshed to the Status screen.

Final Cabling

Once the card is configured (and Gateway set if required),

do the following:

1. Remove the crossover cable.

2. Attach the FCO3 to the management LAN using a

CAT5 cable.

3. Use the permanent management station to finish

configuring the FCO3 card.

Refer to the “Graphic User Interface” and “Command Line

Interface” sections in the NEO SERIES FCO3 User Guide

for device mapping, detailed configuration, and device

defaults.

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