Installing
Table 22. Installation Precautions
Product Weight
Caution:
The weight of this part or unit is between 18.1 and 33.6 kg
(40 and 74 lb). It takes two persons to safely lift this part or unit.
(C009)
Caution:
The weight of this part or unit is between 33.6 and 46.3 kg
(74 and 102 lb). It takes three persons to safely lift this part or unit.
(C010)
Risk of personal injury
Before a module is lifted or moved
v
Observe local health and safety requirements and guidelines for
manual material handling.
v
Remove all tapes to reduce the weight and to prevent cartridges
from falling into the robotics path and damaging the library.
v
Remove all tape drives to reduce the weight.
v
Obtain adequate assistance to lift and stabilize the module during
installation or removal.
Risk of damage to devices
When a module is placed into or the module is removed from a rack
v
Extend the rack’s leveling jacks to the floor.
v
Ensure that the full weight of the rack rests on the leveling jacks.
v
Install stabilizing feet on the rack.
v
Extend only one rack component at a time.
v
Do not expose the library to moisture.
v
Do not place a module on either the ends or sides as this action
might cause damage
Complete these procedures to install your library hardware.
1.
“Unpacking the Base Module and Expansion Modules” on page 34
2.
“Identifying Library Module components” on page 39.
3.
“Preparing top and bottom modules” on page 39.
4.
“Installing modules in a rack” on page 42.
5.
“Installing a tabletop module” on page 46.
6.
“Aligning and connecting modules” on page 46
7.
“Validating tape drive installation” on page 49.
8.
“Connecting cables” on page 49.
9.
“Powering on the library” on page 51
Complete these procedures to configure your library.
1.
“The Initial Setup process” on page 52
2.
“Initial configuration and customization” on page 53
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