Tandberg Data Magnum 224, Instructions Manual

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OF
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R
EPLACING A
T
APE
D
RIVE
(H
ALF HEIGHT TO
F
ULL HEIGHT
)
To replace a half height tape drive with a full height tape drive, follow these steps.
1.
1. 1.
1. Preparing for replacement —
a. a. a. a. Power off the host.
b.
b. b.
b. Power off the library (press the 0 on the back of the unit).
c. c. c. c. Disconnect the power cord, the SCSI or Fibre Channel cable(s), and the terminator (if present).
d.
d. d.
d. Remove the tape drive cover plate. Set the plate and the screws aside.
2.
2. 2.
2. Removing the cables, internal cooling plates, and tape drives —
a. a. a. a. Pull the tape drive a short distance out of the library and disconnect the serial cable (
S
). Repeat for all the
tape drives that you are replacing.
b. b. b. b. Disconnect all of the power cables (
P
).
c.
c. c.
c. Remove the screws (
A
) holding the tape drive cooling plate (
B
). Remove the plate, and discard it and the
screws (see Figure 7 on page 5 ).
d.
d. d.
d. While holding the cables out of the way, remove the tape drive(s).
e. e. e. e. Disconnect the serial cable (
S
) from the library. Do not reuse this cable. If you are replacing multiple tape
drives, remove and discard the serial cables from all the tape drives you are replacing.
3. 3. 3. 3. Installing the tape drive —
a.
a. a.
a. Library connectors—Locate the serial cable (
S
) that came in your replacement kit and attach it to the
appropriate serial connector inside the library (see Figure 1 on page 3 and Figure 2 on page 4 ).
b.
b. b.
b. While holding the cables to the side, slide the new tape drive directly into the library, leaving it a short
distance out to access the cables. Use care not to damage the cables.
c.
c. c.
c. Tape drive connectors—Connect the supplied serial cable (
S
) and the power cable (
P
) to the tape drives .
Figure 10 Tape drive cover plate (HH SCSI library)
Caution
Be certain to support the tape drive as you remove it from the library. LTO Ultrium tape
drives weigh several pounds each.
Power OFF
Disconnect
power cord
Tape drive
cover plate
(press the 0 )
Back of library Screws (2 each side)