Replacing The 5U Library Control Module - Quantum Scalar i500 User Manual

8 Connect all power cords, network data cables, and module-to-module cables. Make sure the module
terminators are installed at the top and bottom of the stack of modules. For cabling instructions, see
Cabling the Library on page 102.
9 Power on the library.
10 Add the tape cartridges to the library's modules using the I/E station commands from the operator panel
or web client.
11 Reconfigure the library settings using the operator panel or web client.
12 Open the host application and reinventory in order to synchronize its logical inventory with the physical
inventory of the library.

Replacing the 5U Library Control Module

These instructions explain how to remove a 5U control module and replace it with a 5U control module field
replaceable unit (FRU). You may need to replace the control module if its chassis is severely damaged.
Typically, however, only certain customer replaceable units (CRUs) or FRUs within the control module need
to be replaced.
There are some configuration settings to take into account when replacing the 5U control module.
• If you have applied a Capacity-On-Demand (COD) license key to the original control module, you
will need to get a replacement license key to apply to the new control module.
• A partition with all resources in the removed module will be present with no slots or drives. This
partition can only be deleted.
The best practice before removing the 5U control module is to:
• Using your I/E station, export all the tape cartridges from your library.
• Delete all partitions.
• Delete all cleaning slots.
• Set the number of I/E station slots to six.
There are no restrictions on where the control module can be installed in the library configuration. However,
the recommended placement of the control module for library configurations up to 32U is on top of all
installed 9U expansion modules. The recommended placement of the control module for 41U library
configurations is on top of three 9U expansion modules and below the top expansion module.
Before removing the control module, you must first remove all 9U expansion modules (if any) positioned
above the control module.
WITHOUT TAPE DRIVES, TAPE CARTRIDGES, OR POWER
WARNING
SUPPLIES, A 5U CONTROL MODULE WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 58
LBS. A 9U EXPANSION MODULE, WITHOUT TAPE DRIVES, TAPE
CARTRIDGES, OR POWER SUPPLIES, EXCEEDS 65 LBS.
TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY, AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE ARE
REQUIRED TO SAFELY LIFT THE MODULES INTO POSITION.
If the library is installed in a rack, you need to perform additional steps to
Note
remove modules from and place modules into the rack.
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