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LTO-5 Full-Height Tape Drive

Contents

Connecting the Drive Interface and Power
Cables .....................................................2
Installing a Second Tape Drive or
Replacing a Tape Drive ...........................3

Preinstallation Requirements .............3
Installation Procedure ........................4

Installing the 3U Rackmount Enclosure in
a Rack ...................................................10

Tools Required ..................................10
Installation Requirements ................10
Installing the 3U Enclosure ..............11

Class A Device Declarations..................15

3U Rackmount Enclosure

Quick Start Guide

The 3U Rackmount enclosure is provided with one or of the following

supported tape drives already installed:

• LTO-5 Full-Height, SAS model TC-L53FN-AR

You can upgrade a single-drive enclosure to the two-drive configuration by

installing a second tape drive using any supported model of the same type

interface.
This guide references the instructions for installing the 3U Rackmount

enclosure in an equipment rack, and provides the procedures for:

• Connecting the drive interface and power cables
• Installing a second tape drive into the 3U Rackmount enclosure

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Page 1: ...nclosure Quick Start Guide The 3U Rackmount enclosure is provided with one or of the following supported tape drives already installed LTO 5 Full Height SAS model TC L53FN AR You can upgrade a single drive enclosure to the two drive configuration by installing a second tape drive using any supported model of the same type interface This guide references the instructions for installing the 3U Rackm...

Page 2: ... 3 On the back panel of a serial attached SCSI SAS 3U Rackmount enclosure see Figure 1 a Connect one end of the supplied external SAS interface cable to the external SAS interface connector on the same side of the enclosure as the installed tape drive see Figure 1 b Connect the other end of the external SAS interface cable to the SAS connector on the host server Figure 1 SAS Interface Connectors S...

Page 3: ...es that you turned off at step 2 of this procedure 8 Turn on and restart the host server Installing a Second Tape Drive or Replacing a Tape Drive Follow these instructions to install a second tape drive or to replace a tape drive after it has been removed Caution Before installing a second tape drive you must turn off the 3U Rackmount enclosure and disconnect it from its AC power source Preinstall...

Page 4: ...Cables Closing the Top Panel Removing the Top Panel To remove the top panel 1 Press the drive power switch on the front panel of the 3U Rackmount enclosure to turn off the drive power 2 Disconnect the AC power cable from the AC power connector on the back panel of the 3U Rackmount enclosure 3 Remove the 3U Rackmount enclosure from the equipment rack and place it on a clean stable flat surface 4 Op...

Page 5: ...ng holes with the holes in the drive tray Caution If you are installing a half height tape drive using screws other than the Phillips screws labeled as General Mounting Screws can damage the tape drive Do not use screws other than the General Mounting Screws to secure the internal LTO 5 Half Height Tape Drive 6 Secure the drive using two screws on each side of the tape drive 7 Install the tape dri...

Page 6: ...he tape drive tray by tightening the thumbscrew Continue with Connecting the Tape Drive Cables on page 8 Replacing a Tape Drive To replace a tape drive 1 Remove the tape drive see Figure 7 a Disconnect all cables from the tape drive a Push the drive tray toward the rear of the 3U enclosure b Pull the drive tray up and out at an angle ...

Page 7: ... half height tape drive using screws other than the Phillips screws labeled as General Mounting Screws can damage the tape drive Do not use screws other than the General Mounting Screws to secure the internal LTO 5 Half Height Tape Drive 5 Secure the drive using two screws on each side of the tape drive 6 Install the tape drive tray into the 3U enclosure see Figure 8 a Place the drive tray in the ...

Page 8: ...e thumbscrew Continue with Connecting the Tape Drive Cables on page 8 Connecting the Tape Drive Cables To connect the tape drive cables 1 Connect the following cables to the back of the tape drive see Figure 9 a Connect the SAS cable to the tape drive SAS connector b Connect a power cable to the SAS cable Figure 9 Connecting the SAS and Power Cables SAS cable Power cable ...

Page 9: ...anel see Figure 10 1 Close the top access panel 2 Install the 3U enclosure back into the rack 3 Connect the AC power connector on the back panel of the 3U Rackmount enclosure 4 Press the drive power switch on the front panel of the 3U Rackmount enclosure to turn on the drive power Figure 10 Closing the Top Access Panel Top panel ...

Page 10: ...r rack Installation Requirements When installing the enclosure in a rack Start at the bottom of the rack or at the top of a previously mounted component and work upward If possible install the heaviest components at the bottom and lighter ones toward the top of the rack Make sure that the rack mounting rails are level from front to back WARNING To reduce the risk of personal injury or equipment da...

Page 11: ...ront of the rack see Figure 11 2 Using a pencil mark the holes for the front tabs of the spring loaded rack rails and mark the top and bottom edges of the template for additional installations Figure 11 Attaching the Template to the Rack Mark with pencil Template 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the back of the rack 4 Install the spring loaded rack rails see Figure 12 a From the back of the rack insert ...

Page 12: ...k of the rack align the cable reel with the hole in the right spring loaded rack rail and secure it with an M6 x 1 0 12L Phillips screw see Figure 13 Figure 13 Attaching the Spring loaded Rails Cable reel 7 Tighten the thumbscrew into the spring loaded rack rail 8 From the back of the rack align the cable rack bracket with the hole in the spring loaded rack rail and secure it with an M6 x 1 0 12L ...

Page 13: ...f the storage enclosure rails with the front end of the spring loaded rack rails then push it fully into the rack see Figure 15 Caution Be sure to keep the component parallel to the floor when sliding the storage enclosure into the spring loaded rack rails Tilting the component up or down could result in damage to the rails Figure 15 Installing the 3U Enclosure 3U enclosure 11 Tighten the front pa...

Page 14: ... 2 for every SAS device in the 3U enclosure 13 Connect the power cable to the back of the 3U enclosure see Figure 2 on page 2 14 Secure the system cables at the back of the 3U enclosure to the cable reel and cable bracket as shown in Figure 16 Figure 16 Securing the System Cables Cable reel Cable bracket The 3U rackmount enclosure installation is complete ...

Page 15: ...in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction s manual might cause interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case users are required to correct the interference at their expense The user is cautione...

Page 16: ...Support About Quantum Quantum Corp NYSE QTM is the leading global storage company specializing in backup recovery and archive Combining focused expertise customer driven innovation and platform independence Quantum provides a comprehensive range of disk tape media and software solutions supported by a world class sales and service organization This includes the DXi Series the first disk backup sol...

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