This chapter explains how to install a Desktop SunCD Plus Pack (DSPP) to a desktop system in a direct connection, or in a daisy chain with other peripherals.
Before you perform any of the installation procedures, make sure that you have:
An overview of the installation steps is shown in Figure 3-1.
Before you begin any tasks involving software, you must first verify your
system environment. The SunCD Plus drive can be used in either the
Solaris 1.x or 2.x operating environments.
Once you verify the operating system and its version that you are running, you can refer to the software handbook for this operating system.
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Before you can install the DSPP, the system environment must be shut down according to the procedure detailed in your software handbook. There are several steps to shutting down the system. If any one of these steps is omitted, the system may fail to boot or correctly configure the SunCD Plus drive. Some of these steps include:
To shut down the system:
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Turn the on/off switch to the off (O) position for each device in the following order:
Desktop Backup Packs, External Storage Modules, Desktop Storage Packs/Modules, and other external drive units
Locate the target address switch on the rear panel of the DSPP and set it to the address you chose after performing the Configuring Your System procedure described in the specific software handbook shipped with your drive.
You can set the switch by pressing the button on the top or on the bottom of the switch until the desired address number appears in the window, as shown in Figure 3-2. This figure displays an address of 6 which is recommended as a general purpose value (for CD-ROM drives) to avoid any possible conflicts with other components of a desktop system.
Figure 3-2 Setting the Target Address Switch
The following procedures explain how to install a single DSPP in a direct connection to a desktop system, as shown below:
Figure 3-3 Direct Connection to a System Unit
Allow at least 3 inches (76mm) for ventilation and access to the diskette drive in your system.
Figure 3-4 Placement of DSPP
To disconnect a SCSI cable or terminator, press in on the clips on the sides of the connector and pull the connector out of the SCSI port.
The SCSI port icon, shown in Figure 3-5, is stamped below the ports.
Figure 3-5 SCSI Port Icon
If the DSPP is being installed with other SCSI devices, you must replace any of the older passive terminators with the regulated terminator that was provided.
Figure 3-6 Rear Panel of DSPP
If you want to create a daisy chain with one or more DSPPs and other SCSI devices (such as Desktop Backup Packs or Desktop Storage Packs) as shown below, refer to Appendix B, "Small Computer Systems Interface Information." Be sure to use the regulated terminator.
Figure 3-7 Daisy Chained Connection
To power on your Sun system unit and DSPP:
Note - Failure to turn power on in the sequence described above in Steps 4 and 5 may result in the system unit not recognizing the DSPP.
System configuration occurs after a system is successfully powered on. If the system shutdown was performed according to the procedure in the software handbook and your system is running Solaris 2.x, your system should automatically configure when you power on the system. In Solaris 1.x systems, you may still need to configure the system.
Follow the procedure below to continue to set up your DSPP:
