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R
T
EPLACING A
APE
To replace a half height tape drive with a full height tape drive, follow these steps.
1. 1. 1. 1.
Preparing for replacement—
a. a. a. a.
Power off the host.
b. b. b. b.
Power off the library (press the 0 on the back of the unit).
c. c. c. c.
Disconnect the power cord, the SCSI or Fibre Channel cable(s), and the terminator (if present).
d. d. d. d.
Remove the tape drive cover plate. Set the plate and the screws aside.
Back of library
Figure 10
Tape drive cover plate (HH SCSI library)
2. 2. 2. 2.
Removing the cables, internal cooling plates, and tape drives—
a. a. a. a.
Pull the tape drive a short distance out of the library and disconnect the serial cable (
tape drives that you are replacing.
b. b. b. b.
Disconnect all of the power cables (
c. c. c. c.
Remove the screws (
screws (see
Figure 7 on page
d. d. d. d.
While holding the cables out of the way, remove the tape drive(s).
Caution
e. e. e. e.
Disconnect the serial cable (
drives, remove and discard the serial cables from all the tape drives you are replacing.
3. 3. 3. 3.
Installing the tape drive—
a. a. a. a.
Library connectors—Locate the serial cable (
appropriate serial connector inside the library (see
b. b. b. b.
While holding the cables to the side, slide the new tape drive directly into the library, leaving it a short
distance out to access the cables. Use care not to damage the cables.
c. c. c. c.
Tape drive connectors—Connect the supplied serial cable (
D
(H
RIVE
ALF HEIGHT TO
).
P
) holding the tape drive cooling plate (
A
5).
Be certain to support the tape drive as you remove it from the library. LTO Ultrium tape
drives weigh several pounds each.
) from the library. Do not reuse this cable. If you are replacing multiple tape
S
F
ULL HEIGHT
Screws (2 each side)
). Remove the plate, and discard it and the
B
) that came in your replacement kit and attach it to the
S
Figure 1 on page 3
) and the power cable (
S
)
). Repeat for all the
S
and
Figure 2 on page
) to the tape drives.
P
Tape drive
cover plate
Power OFF
(press the 0)
Disconnect
power cord
4).
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12
OF
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