Permanently Removing A Tape Drive; Removing And Replacing A Tape Drive - Dell PowerVault ML6010 Troubleshooting Manual

Installing, Removing, and Replacing
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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.
10
Add the new tape drive to an appropriate partition. You cannot use the tape drive until it is assigned to a partition.
11
If necessary, update drive firmware by following the instructions provided in
Firmware. 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.
3
If there is a tape cartridge in the target tape drive, use the Web client to eject it.
4
Using the Web client, delete the partitions that uses the target tape drive. Then re-create the partition, if desired,
using another tape drive.
5
Disconnect the host interface cables from the tape drive that you want to remove.
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From the back of the library, loosen the tape drive's thumbscrews.
7
Remove the tape drive by gripping the tape drive handle and pulling the entire tape drive toward you.
8
Install a cover plate over the vacant drive slot.
If you cannot find a cover plate, order one. It is important that all vacant slots have a cover plate to keep unwanted
materials out of the library.
Warning:
library to run at a reduced speed.

Removing and Replacing a Tape Drive

These instructions explain how to remove a tape drive and replace it with a new one. You may need to replace a tape drive if
you are experiencing problems with one that is currently in use.
You can remove a tape drive while the library is powered on. Do not, however, remove a tape drive that is currently in use.
The new tape drive replaces the old tape drive in the partition. You do not need to delete the old tape drive or add the new
tape drive to the partition, unless the replacement tape drive is of a different type (generation or interface) than the original.
If the original tape drive is in a partition, and the replacement tape drive is of a different type, the library generates a RAS
ticket will not activate the tape drive. If this happens, you must either replace the tape drive with one of the same type, or
delete the old tape drive from the partition and then add the new tape drive to the partition (see
Required tools: None
1
Prepare host applications for tape drive removal.
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Running the library without a cover plate can be dangerous. Doing so also causes the
Updating Library and Tape Drive
Modifying Partitions).