Moving Or Shipping The Library - HP Surestore Tape Library Model 2/15 User Manual

Moving or Shipping the Library

This section explains how to move the library a short distance, such as to
another office or to another floor in the building, and how to ship the library
to another location.
WARNING
The library weighs nearly 100 pounds (45 kilograms). To avoid
personal injury and possible damage to the library, at least two
people must move the library.
To move or ship the library:
1. Properly shut down and power off the host.
2. Unmount (unreserve) any tape cartridges in the library if necessary. See
3. Verify that all drives in the library are empty:
4. Switch off the power switch on the library front panel.
CAUTION Do not switch off power to the library until the SCSI bus is inactive.
Removing power from a SCSI peripheral when the bus is active can result in
data loss and/or indeterminate bus states. (Check your host system manuals
for information about checking the SCSI bus status.) If your computer is
connected to a LAN, be sure to check with your system administrator before
shutting off power to the library.
5. Remove the power cord and the SCSI cable connections from the library
your computer operating system documentation, or software application
documentation for instructions on how to unmount tape cartridges.
displays after the drive number if the drive is empty.
displays after the drive number if the drive is full.
If the drives are full, empty them before shipping the library. (For
instructions, refer to the software documentation your host system uses
to manage the library.)
rear panel.
Library Installation
Moving or Shipping the Library
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