Installing Sun Storage C4 - Tape Library on IBM p550Q

All,
Need your advise, what should we prepare to install Sun Storage C4 Tape Library attached to IBM P550Q?
I read the information about supported OS on C4 Tape Library are only Windows, Linux and Solaris. So, how do we reveal with this situation?
regards,
/hendra

I'm looking for the same thing -
Were you able to location any documentation?
I've been trying to get my hands on the documentation
for the C4. Sun's doc site does not have this product
listed at all. The product documentation link
(http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/1878#hic) just
returns " The requested item could not be found."
I've even tried opening up a case with Sun. First,
the support people had no idea what the C4 was. After
3 days and 3 support engineers, I finally found one
who understood what this product was, but I was then
told that getting the documentation would be on a
time and materials basis. I'd rather not have to pay
$400+ for documentation that should be on their
website, just like all their other equipment. I'm
currently using the Quantum PX502 documentation as a
reference, but I'd really like to see Sun specific
documentation.
Any ideas?
Thanks.I'm looking for the same thing -
Were you able to location any documentation?

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