Setting Up The Tape Drive; Pre-Installed Internal Drives; Installing Internal Drives; Installing The Internal Drive - Step-By-Step Instructions - Dell PowerVault LTO8 User Manual

Setting Up the Tape Drive

v "Pre-installed Internal Drives"
v "Installing Internal Drives"
– "Installing the Internal Drive - Step-By-Step Instructions"
v "Installing External and Rack Mount Drives" on page 13
– "Installing the External Drive - Step-By-Step Instructions" on page 13
v "Verifying Drive Operation" on page 14
v "Loading Device Drivers" on page 14
v "Ethernet Service Port Procedures" on page 15

Pre-installed Internal Drives

Dell performs the installation and setup of internal tape drives that are shipped as part of a system. If
tape backup software is included in your system, refer to the installation instructions included with the
software.
For the latest supported software versions, go to the Dell support website http://www.Dell.com/support
or visit the support site of your backup software vendor.

Installing Internal Drives

If your internal tape drive is not pre-installed, the installation instructions are described in the following
sections:
Installing the Drive — Prerequisites
The Dell PowerVault tape drive is a 6 Gb SAS device with a burst transfer rate of 600 MB per second. It
is recommended that you use a dedicated SAS host bus adapter for this tape drive.
Mounting Bay
You need one industry-standard, 5 1/4 inch, half-height bay in which to install the PowerVault tape
drive. The only supported mounting configurations are horizontally with the base of the drive parallel to
the ground, or vertically with either the left or right side of the drive parallel to the ground.
Install and configure the drive according to the instructions provided in the Dell documentation for your
system.
Mounting Hardware
Most systems use trays or rails to mount the tape drive. If the mounting hardware is pre-installed, you
can simply slide the drive into the mounting bay. Some systems do not use slides or rails and drives
must be fixed in place with screws.

Installing the Internal Drive - Step-By-Step Instructions

1. Unpacking the Drive
Unpack the tape drive and store the packaging. You may need the packaging if you return the unit
for service.
A period of time is required if the temperature of the drive when unpacked is different than the
temperature of its operating environment (measured at the front of the bezel near the air intake area;
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