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Spectra 50-Series Library Tape Drive Replacement Guide

Removing the Drive from the DBA

1.

Unplug the drive that needs to be replaced from the DIB.

• Drives in a Spectra 50-Series library are numbered from the bottom up.

• If you have a library with full-height (FH) drives, the bottom drive 

is Drive 1, and the top drive is Drive 2. They are plugged into the 
DIB in ports 1A and 2A respectively.

• If you have a library with half-height (HH) drives, they are 

numbered from Drive 1A at the bottom to Drive 2B at the top.

• Figure 15 at right shows the drive interface portion of the DIB.

It shows how drives in the library are installed from the bottom up.

2.

Remove the screws for the drive you 
want to replace (Figure 16).

There are two screws on each side of the 
DBA.

Figure 16 

A side view of the DBA.

3.

Carefully slide the drive out through the 
front of the DBA (Figure 17).

Figure 17 

Sliding the drive out through the front of the DBA.

Figure 15 

The DIB.

Drive 1

Drive 2

Drive 3

Drive 4

HH Drives

FH Drives

Drive 1

Drive 2

Summary of Contents for Spectra 50

Page 1: ...Spectra 50 Series Library Tape Drive Replacement Guide P N 90970008 Revision A...

Page 2: ...pecial incidental or consequential damages of any kind even if Spectra Logic has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error Information furnished in this manual i...

Page 3: ...Using the Run Robotics Utility 6 Removing the Library Cover 7 Removing the Old Drive 8 Removing the DBA from the Library 8 Removing the Drive from the DBA 10 Installing the New Drive 11 Installing th...

Page 4: ...can be followed for any drive configuration Estimated Time Required This procedure takes about 30 minutes Materials and Tools Required You need a replacement LTO tape drive as shown in Figure 1 Note t...

Page 5: ...e sure to read them in order Before you begin this process read the following useful information on how magazines and carriers are numbered inside the library Physical magazine numbers have nothing to...

Page 6: ...c Utilities screen appears 2 Select Show Advanced a confirmation screen appears 3 Select Yes the Advanced Utilities screen appears 4 Scroll down the list of utilities find and select the Run Robotics...

Page 7: ...library s warranty 5 Pull the cover back Figure 6 and finally up Figure 7 6 Place the cover in a safe place do not set anything on top of the cover 7 Proceed to Removing the Old Drive on page 8 3 Remo...

Page 8: ...Figure 8 Figure 8 Thefancablespluggedintotheboard 2 Pinch the tabs on the sides of the fan s to slide the fan s gently upward and out of the DBA Figure 9 Figure 9 Removingthefansfromthelibrary 3 Disc...

Page 9: ...move them by pinching the top and bottom of the connector then gently pulling outward Figure 11 TheSCSIcables 5 Loosen the two thumbscrews located near the back of the DBA Figure 12 Figure 12 Thethumb...

Page 10: ...u have a library with half height HH drives they are numbered from Drive 1A at the bottom to Drive 2B at the top Figure 15 at right shows the drive interface portion of the DIB It shows how drives in...

Page 11: ...tion next to Figure 15 on page 10 3 Secure the drive in the DBA with two screws on each side of the drive Figure 18 SlidingthedriveinthroughthefrontoftheDBA 1 Carefully lower the DBA into the library...

Page 12: ...the two thumbscrews located near the back of the DBA Figure 21 Figure 21 Thethumbscrewsasseenfromabove 4 Reconnect the SCSI or Fibre Channel cable s to the drive s For SCSI cables shown in Figure 11 h...

Page 13: ...municationandpowercablespluggedintotheboard 6 Pinch the tabs on the sides of the fan s and slide the fan s gently downward and into the DBA Figure 24 Figure 24 Reinstallingthefansinthelibrary 7 Reconn...

Page 14: ...ary Figure 26 and gently push it forward Figure 27 until it clicks into place Figure 26 Placingthecoverbackonthelibrary Figure 27 Slidingthecoverforward 2 Tighten the seven Phillips screws in the libr...

Page 15: ...e manually on the command line in UNIX or LINUX tar On Windows the backup application confirms read and write status If time is an issue you can use the backup application to identify a single piece o...

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