NOTE:
The library assigns the WWNames used by Fibre Channel drives to the drive locations. When you replace a
tape drive, the WWName is reassigned to the replacement drive.
The library assigns SAS World Wide IDs to the drive locations. When you replace a SAS tape drive, the World
Wide ID is reassigned to the replacement drive.
NOTE:
You do not need to power off the library to replace a drive.
CAUTION:
Powering off the master drive interrupts SCSI communication to the library and robotics.
Procedure
1.
Using the RMI or the OCP, unload any tape cartridge from the drive you would like to remove, if present.
2.
Power off the drive from the OCP or RMI.
• MSL2024: see
Powering a drive on or off (Support > Power On/Off Drive)
on page 117
• MSL4048, MSL8048 and MSL8096: see
Powering drives on and off (Support > Power on/off
3.
Make sure that the LED on the tape drive is off.
Figure 88: Drive LEDs
4.
Remove the cables and terminator, if applicable, from the tape drive being removed.
5.
Loosen the blue captive thumbscrews on the drive.
Figure 89: Captive screws on the tape drive
Half-height drives have two captive thumbscrews; full-height drives have four captive thumbscrews.
6.
To remove the tape drive from the library, pull straight back on the tape drive handle.
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