Chapter 7 Installing, Removing, and Replacing
Replacing an Expansion Module
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Preparing to Use the
Control Module
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1
Close the library’s I/E station and access doors.
2
Add the tape drives to the modules. For details, see
Adding,
Removing, and Replacing Tape Drives
on page 303.
3
Add the power supplies. For details, see
Adding, Removing, and
Replacing Power Supplies
on page 281.
4
Add the LCB to the control module. For details, see
Removing and
Replacing the Library Control Blade and LCB Compact Flash Card
on
page 276.
5
If your library contains FC I/O blades, install both the I/O blades
and the accompanying fan blades in the expansion module. For
details, see
Adding, Removing, and Replacing FC I/O Blades
on
page 306 and
Adding, Removing, and Replacing the I/O Fan Blade
on page 317.
6
Connect all power cords, network data cables, and module-to-
module cables. Make sure the module terminators are installed in
their previous positions at the top and bottom of the stack of
modules. For cabling instructions, see
Cabling the Library
on
page 172.
7
Power on the library.
8
Add the tape cartridges to the library’s modules using the I/E station
commands from the operator panel or web client.
9
If the host application inventories the location of each tape cartridge
in the library, open the host application and reinventory in order to
sync its logical inventory with the physical inventory of the library.
Replacing an Expansion Module
These instructions explain how to remove and replace an expansion
module. You may need to replace the expansion module if its chassis is
severely damaged.
A library can use up to four expansion modules to a maximum height of
41U.
