Craystone UK - Ecrix VXA External Technical (page95ext)

Installing Your External VXA-1 Drive
Installing Your External VXA-1 Drive 1. Set the SCSI ID. The default setting is SCSI ID 3. 2. Connect the SCSI cable to the drive's interface. 3. Determine if your drive needs to be terminated. 4. Connect the AC power cord. 5. Test your drive. 5. You've finished.
VXA-1 Internal Tape Drive - Rear View.	Rear View - SCSI ID select detail Use the + and - tabs above and below the SCSI ID indicator on the rear panel, to set the SCSI ID.
Ecrix VXA-1 tape drives and SCSI termination. You need to determine if your Ecrix VXA-1 tape drive requires SCSI termination. Each end of the SCSI bus must be terminated. If the tape drive is the last device on the SCSI bus, a terminator must be installed (as illustrated to the right). This terminator is included when you purchase an external VXA-1 tape drive. For more information on SCSI termination, click here.
The diagram to the left, illustrates a VXA-1 drive without termination. In this example the tape drive is connected between the host computer and two other SCSI devices.
Testing Your Drive Load a tape; LED #2 will blink while the tape is loading. Verify that LED #2 is on and not blinking when the tape is ready. Perform and verify a small backup using your backup software application.