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Tape drive (HH configuration)—– Connect the supplied serial cable and the power cable to the tape drives.
d.
Slide the tape drive the remaining distance into the library. Install the tape drives from bottom to top—fill
the bottom slot first, the second slot next, and so forth. Do not skip slots. Continue adding tape drives, as
needed.
4.
Completing the installation—
a.
Locate the tape drive cover plate (see
“Tape Drive Cover Plates” on page 3
and
below). Remove
the necessary SCSI plates, then attach the tape drive cover plate with the screws you removed earlier.
Figure 12 Installing additional tape drives: half height serial connectors
Figure 13 Installing additional tape drives: half height power connectors
!
Important
The library requires both the SCSI cover plates and the tape drive cover plates for
ESD protection. Do not leave any openings uncovered.
Bottom serial connector
Third serial connector
Second serial connector
Top serial connector
Drive 1
Drive 2
Drive 3
Drive 4
Library
Serial cable
connections
Half height configuration
Also see
Your library has
either
a
Rev “A” or Rev “B” power
cable.
See
Top connector (short cable)
Top connector (long cable)
Bottom connector (long cable)
Bottom connector (short cable)
Rev “B” power cable
Route Rev “B” power
cable
outside
tape drive
carriers, as shown here
Rev “A” power cable
Route Rev “A” power
cable
through
tape drive
carriers, as shown here
Power cable
connections
Top power connector
Second power connector
Bottom power connector
Third power connector
Library
Library
Half height configuration
Important
!
Installing a third (or third and
fourth) LTO-3 half height tape
drive requires a Rev “B” power
supply.
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