Adding A Tape Drive; Permanently Removing A Tape Drive - Quantum Scalar i500 User Manual

Adding a Tape Drive

These instructions explain how to add a tape drive to your library. You can add a tape drive while the library
is powered on.
Required tools: None
1 Save the library configuration.
2 Detach the tape drive slot's cover plate. Loosen the cover plate's thumbscrews and remove the plate.
Store the cover plate in a separate cabinet. If you later decide to remove the tape drive, you will need
to reinstall the cover plate.
3 Insert the tape drive into the drive slot. Using the guide rails on both the tape drive and in the tape drive
slot, slowly slide the tape drive into the slot. The tape drive must be level to slide in smoothly.
4 Tighten the tape drive's thumbscrews to secure the tape drive to the module.
The thumbscrews must be aligned with the module's screw holes. If they are not aligned, the tape drive
was not inserted correctly.
5 Power on the library (if it is not powered on already).
6 If the green LED is solidly lit for three seconds and then blinks twice, wait 10-15 minutes while the
universal drive sled (UDS) firmware upgrades.
There are two types of firmware related to the tape drive: firmware for the tape drive itself, and firmware
for the UDS that surrounds the tape drive. The UDS firmware is part of the library firmware. The library
automatically upgrades the UDS firmware if the firmware on the newly inserted UDS is different than
the library's current UDS firmware. Firmware downloads may take about 15 minutes.
7 Check the tape drive's LEDs to make sure that the drive functions correctly.
When the UDS firmware is downloading, the green LED is solidly lit for three seconds and then blinks
twice. If the blue and amber LEDs never become lit, reinstall the tape drive.
8 Connect the host interface cables to the tape drive.
9 Take the tape drive online.
a. From the Operations menu, select Drive > Change Mode.
The Change Drive Mode screen appears.
b. Locate the tape drive that you want to take online.
c. In the New column, click Offline to change the button status to Online.
1 If necessary, update drive firmware by following the instructions provided in
Drive Firmware on page 95. The library can use the drive immediately after the tape drive firmware is
downloaded.

Permanently Removing a Tape Drive

These instructions explain how to remove a tape drive that you do not intend to replace with another one.
You may want to permanently remove a tape drive from your library if you are decreasing the size of your
SAN or reducing the number of partitions in your library.
You can remove a tape drive while the library is powered on. Do not, however, remove a tape drive that is
currently in use.
Required tools: None
1 Prepare host applications for tape drive removal.
2
Save the library configuration.
194 Installing, Removing, and Replacing
Updating Library and Tape