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Installing TZLX-Series Tape Drives
This chapter describes the mounting and power cabling of TZLX-series tape
drives in SH043-series cabinets.
7.1 General Installation Considerations
The TZLX-series tape drive is mounted in the SH043 cabinet with one chassis
rail, as shown in Figure 7–1. The chassis rail is attached to the cabinet’s internal
vertical rails, and it supports the TZLX-series tape drive from one side. Grooves
machined into the side of the tape drive enclosure mate with flanges along the
sides of the chassis rail, allowing the tape drive to be slid onto the chassis rail
from the front of the cabinet. Once installed, the tape drive enclosure extends
from the front to the rear of the SH043 cabinet.
Two TZLX-series tape drives can be mounted side-by-side at a given vertical
position in the cabinet. The chassis rail hardware is the same for both the
left and right mounting positions. Only the orientation of the hardware differs
between the two mounting positions. There is no mechanical connection between
two tape drives mounted side-by-side in the cabinet.
In situations where only one TZLX-series tape drive is being installed at a given
vertical position in the cabinet, the tape drive must be installed in the right
mounting position. This will ensure that the front panel of the tape drive mates
with the correct opening in the tape bezel in the cabinet door. A filler panel in
the tape bezel covers the left mounting position in this case.
WARNING
While working in the cabinet interior, ac power must be removed from
cabinet components. Failure to do so may result in personnel injury as a
result of electric shock.
Prior to performing any of the procedures in this chapter, remove ac power from
cabinet components. If the cabinet is installed and operating, spin down all disk
drives and halt all tape drives in the cabinet. Switch the circuit breaker on the
front panel of the cabinet’s CDU(s) to the
(OFF) position.
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