Mount The Drive In An Enclosure Or Server; Feature Switch Definitions - IBM L5X Installation And User Manual

Mount the drive in an enclosure or server

When mounting the drive:
v Use an appropriate screw length.
v Make sure that no objects such as screw heads, cables, or adjacent devices, are
v Do not obstruct the ventilation slots at the rear of the drive.
v Allow sufficient space for accessing the drive's front panel controls.
To mount the drive into an enclosure:
1. Remove the cover of your enclosure (refer to the instructions in the
2. Place the drive into your enclosure so that the tape load compartment of the
3. Insert two M3 screws into the mounting holes of the two side brackets located
Attention: When the mounting screws or drive rail prongs are inserted into the
drive, they must not extend farther than 2.5 mm (0.098 in.) inside the chassis.
Otherwise, they might damage the drive.
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Table 5. Feature switch definitions (continued)
Switch On function
5 Enable ADI
6 Reserved
7 Disable head brush ERP
8 Reserved
Note: The default settings for the feature switches are all switches placed in the off
position.
*The head brush error recovery procedure (ERP) is intended to prevent a permanent read
or write error by removing debris that might have accumulated on the read or write head.
In order to brush the head, the tape must be unthreaded to expose the head. This forces
the loader to be cycled to enable re-thread. During the loader cycling, the back of the
cartridge will temporarily extend beyond the front of the bezel. Extension of the cartridge
is problematic in some automation environments, so you have the ability to disable this
function. If the head brush ERP is disabled, the drive will immediately report the
permanent error instead of activating the head brush ERP.
pressing against the frame.
documentation provided with your enclosure).
drive faces the tape load compartment of the enclosure.
on the left and right sides of the chassis.
Off function
Enable LDI
Reserved
1
Enable head brush ERP
Reserved
1