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6-68096-01 Rev A, December 2013

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Quantum Scalar LTFS 

Appliance: 

Rail Replacement

To replace the rails in your Scalar Linear Tape File System (LTFS) Appliance, refer 

to the following sections:

Turning Off the Scalar LTFS Appliance

 on page

 

1

Preparing To Remove the Scalar LTFS Appliance

 on page

 

2

Removing the Chassis and Rails From the Rack

 on page

 

2

Replacing the Rails in the Rack

 on page

 

3

Reinstalling the Chassis in the Rack

 on page

 

5

Turning On the Scalar LTFS Appliance

 on page

 

7

Turning Off the Scalar LTFS Appliance

Follow these steps to cleanly shut down and power off the Scalar LTFS Scalar 

LTFS Appliance:

1

Open an ssh connection to the Scalar LTFS Appliance, and log in as the 

service user:

• User: 

service

• Password: The customer-supplied password.

2

Enter 

sudo rootsh

.

3

Enter the password for the service user account a second time.

4

Enter 

/sbin/poweroff

.

Both the operating system and the system software are gracefully shut 

down, and then the system powers off.

Summary of Contents for Scalar LTFS

Page 1: ...ions Turning Off the Scalar LTFS Appliance on page 1 Preparing To Remove the Scalar LTFS Appliance on page 2 Removing the Chassis and Rails From the Rack on page 2 Replacing the Rails in the Rack on p...

Page 2: ...e entire rackmount Removing the Chassis and Rails From the Rack To remove the Scalar LTFS Appliance chassis from the rack complete the following steps Note Before you begin this procedure be sure you...

Page 3: ...owing steps Note When replacing the rails refer to Figure 2 on page 4 for square holes and Figure 3 on page 5 for round holes 1 Position the left and right rail end pieces labeled FRONT facing inward...

Page 4: ...nt 6 68096 01 Rev A December 2013 4 Replacing the Rails in the Rack Figure 2 Installing the Tool less Rails Square Holes Rail teeth Release button Rail pegs Front side of rack rails Second tooth engag...

Page 5: ...ude from the rack by approximately 1 8 inch 0 3175 cm 5 Place the Scalar LTFS Appliance on a level surface and align the four J slots on the chassis rails with the corresponding pins on the system Sli...

Page 6: ...ssemblies 3 Rotate the Scalar LTFS Appliance downward until all the rail standoffs are seated in the J slots 4 Push the Scalar LTFS Appliance inward until the lock levers click into place 5 Press the...

Page 7: ...re Channel cables to the back of the Scalar LTFS Appliance Turning On the Scalar LTFS Appliance To turn the Scalar LTFS appliance back on Push once on the power button located on the front of the Scal...

Page 8: ...Quantum Scalar LTFS Appliance Rail Replacement 6 68096 01 Rev A December 2013 8 Turning On the Scalar LTFS Appliance...

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