Removing And Replacing The Library Control Blade And Lcb Compact Flash Card; Replacing The Lcb And Lcb Compact Flash Card - Dell PowerVault ML6000 Maintenance Manual

8 Import tape cartridges to the correct partitions as needed.
9 Save the library configuration (see
10 If the host application inventories the location of each tape cartridge in the library, open the host
application and reinventory to sync its logical inventory with the physical inventory of the library.
Removing and Replacing the Library Control Blade and LCB
Compact Flash Card
The library control blade (LCB) manages the entire library, including the operator panel and picker
assembly, and is responsible for running system tests to ensure that the library is functioning properly.
The LCB compact flash card contains important information about your library configuration. If the compact
flash card is replaced, you will need to reconfigure your library. You should always replace the LCB and LCB
compact flash card together.

Replacing the LCB and LCB Compact Flash Card

These instructions explain how to remove the existing LCB and existing LCB compact flash card and
replace them with a new LCB and a new LCB compact flash card.
Required tools: None
Do not separate the old compact flash card from the library control blade
Note
(unless you are replacing the compact flash card only). Return the old LCB/
compact flash card as a pair to Dell.
1 If possible, save the library configuration.
2 Power off the library by pressing the power button on the front panel.
3 Disconnect all cables from the existing LCB. You may want to label each cable that is connected to the
existing LCB to ensure that you can correctly reconnect them to the new LCB.
4 Remove the old LCB/compact flash card assembly from the library.
To remove the existing LCB, release both of the LCB latch hooks, and using the latch hooks as handles,
pull the entire LCB toward you (see
5 If the new LCB and compact flash card came in separate packages, insert the new compact flash card
into the new LCB (or, if replacing the compact flash card only, remove the existing compact flash card
and install the new one in the existing LCB). See
102
Saving the Configuration
Figure 18 on page 103).
Figure 18
Library Installation and CRU Replacement
on page 13.
on page 103.