Add A New Tape Drive - Overland Tandberg NEO S Series Service Manual

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NEO S-Series Library Service Manual
• If you determine that backups are occurring on the master drive, verify that the
autoloader or library can not be accessed through this drive while the drive is being
replaced.
The tape drives are hot-swappable.

Add a New Tape Drive

NOTE: If you are replacing an existing tape drive, proceed with
1. Verify the location for the tape drive.
• If this is the first tape drive, install it in the bottom drive bay.
• Otherwise, install the new drive in the next higher empty drive bay.
2. Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the two screws securing the drive bay cover.
3. While supporting the bottom of the new tape drive assembly, slowly insert the drive
into the drive bay until it is flush with the back panel of the device.
4. Finger-tighten the captive thumbscrews until the tape drive is secure.
5. Attach the SAS or FC cables to the connectors on the tape drive.
• If you are installing an SAS fanout cable, attach one mini-SAS connector into
• If you are installing an FC cable, connect the FC cable connector to the connector
6. Use the OCP or RMI to power on the new tape drive.
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CAUTION:
Support the bottom of the tape drive when removing it to avoid damaging any
of the internal connections.
the connector on the tape drive and use the other ends to connect tape drives (or coil
and secure them to the rack to minimize stress on the connectors).
SAS Cable
on the tape drive and then configure the FC interface.
Fiber Channel Cable
NOTE: Overland recommends the default settings of Port Speed: Automatic and Port Type:
Auto Detect so the tape drive will use the appropriate configuration.
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