Removing A Tape Drive From The Library; Installing A Tape Drive - Quantum Scalar i40 User Manual

Chapter 9: Installing, Removing, and Replacing Components
Removing and Replacing a Tape Drive
Removing a Tape Drive
from the Library

Installing a Tape Drive

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Caution: Do not remove a tape drive that is currently performing an
operation.
1 Make sure the tape drive you want to remove is empty of media.
From the operator panel, select Actions > Tape Drive > Unload.
2 Take the tape drive you want to remove offline. From the operator
panel, select Actions > Tape Drive > Change Mode. Select the
tape drive and press Modify. Press the Down button to select
Offline, then press Apply.
3 Disconnect the cable from the back of the tape drive.
4 Unscrew the captive thumbscrews securing the drive sled to the
back of the library. Half-height tape drives have two thumbscrews.
Full-height tape drives have four thumbscrews.
5 Using the handle, pull the drive sled out of the library. It should slide
out smoothly and easily.
6 Wait at least 10 seconds before installing a replacement tape drive
to allow the library to recognize that the tape drive has been
removed.
7 Install a replacement tape drive following the instructions below. If
any empty slots remain, install a filler plate in the empty slot.
8 If you are returning the tape drive to Quantum, wrap it in the
antistatic bag in which the replacement tape drive is wrapped, then
finish packing it in the same packaging materials from the
replacement tape drive. Ship the tape drive to Quantum using the
RMA materials included in the packaging.
Tape Drive Slot Location Considerations
Tape drives can only fit in certain slots, as described below and
illustrated in Figure 71. Slots are numbered starting from the bottom
and moving up.
• Scalar i40: Half-height tape drives can be installed in slots 1 and 2.
A full-height tape drive can be installed in slot 1.
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