Removing And Installing Drive Modules; Unloading A Tape From A Drive; Taking A Drive Offline - HP C7745NB - SureStore DLT Tape Autoloader 1/9 Manual

Removing and Installing Drive Modules

This section explains how to replace a drive module in the following
situations:
• When the autoloader is powered-off.
• When the autoloader is powered-on.
NOTE If the autoloader needs to remain powered-on when you are replacing the
drive, you need to check that the backup software supports this feature.

Unloading a Tape from a Drive

Before replacing a drive, unload the tape from the drive. From the
and Tape Operations
from the drive module to the original slot where the tape was located.
The tape is automatically rewound before it is unloaded.

Taking a Drive Offline

If you want to replace the drive while the autoloader is powered-on, you
must take it offline by accessing the front panel. If the autoloader does
not need to be powered-on to replace the drive, proceed to "Removing the
Drive Module" on page 3-4.
NOTE Only take the drive offline if the host backup software supports online
drive repair.
To take the drive offline when the autoloader is powered-on:
1. Take the drive offline by going to the
2. Select
Chapter 3
menu, select
menus.
Drive Repair
[Put drive offline]
failure of this operation.
Removing and Installing Drive Modules
[Unload Tape from Drive]
Administration
. The front panel indicates the success or
Replacing Autoloader Parts
Drive
to move the tape
and then
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