In This Chapter

This chapter contains instructions for installing and configuring the Optical Subsystem. It contains the following sections:

• Prerequisites lists the procedures that your optical-storage subsystem vendor must complete before you can install the Optical Subsystem.
• Supporting the Shared Library provides detailed instructions on how to connect to the support library.
• Creating the Staging Area tells you how to set the STAGEBLOB parameters in the ONCONFIG configuration file and how to create the staging-area blobspace.
• Creating Optical Families directs you to your vendor documentation for the optical-storage subsystem for instructions on how to create optical families and assign volumes to them.
• Testing the Connection directs you to perform two tests that indicate whether the connection between the Optical Subsystem and the optical-storage subsystem is operating correctly.