MC300 Prism Management Card
Quick Reference Guide
This Quick Reference Guide
explains how to install the
MC300 Prism Management
Card (PMC) in a Quantum
M-Series tape library.
If you need help with any part of
these instructions, please
contact Quantum Customer
Support 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week, at the number for your
area listed in the
ATL M-Series
Library User’s Guide
(PN
6423002).
Once the MC300 is installed, it
must be configured using
instructions in the
MC300 Prism
Management Card User’s Guide
(PN 6311631). This guide and
other applicable documentation
is available in PDF format on the
Quantum ATL M-Series Library
User’s Documentation CD
(PN 6423013).
Note:
Adobe Acrobat Reader
is required to view and print
PDF documents. To
download a free copy of
Adobe Acrobat Reader, go to
www.adobe.com
.
Step 1: Prepare for Installation
1
Make sure your library has firmware version 3.00 or later.
For a complete list of system requirements, refer to the
MC300 Prism
Management Card User’s Guide
(PN 6311631).
2
Make sure you have the tools recommended for this procedure:
•
#1 PHILLIPS
®
screwdriver
•
Flat blade screwdriver
•
T-10 TORX
®
screwdriver
3
Check the contents of the MC300 PMC Upgrade Kit. You should have:
•
MC300 Prism Management Card
•
Supplemental foam gasket (packaged inside the antistatic bag
containing the MC300 PMC)
•
Interconnect cable
4
Take precautions to prevent electrostatic discharge (ESD). These
precautions include:
•
Wearing a properly grounded antistatic wrist strap
•
Wearing other antistatic apparel (smock, footwear, etc.)
•
Handling library components with care and keeping the MC300 PMC in
its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it
Step 2: Install the MC300 PMC
1
Turn off the library by pressing the power switch on each power supply at
the back of the library.
2
Remove the power cable from the back of the library.
Caution:
Failure to take adequate antistatic precautions may result in
damage to the MC300 PMC or other library components.
