Chapter 7 Installing, Removing, and Replacing
Adding, Removing, and Replacing FC I/O Blades
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7
Remove the tape drive by gripping the tape drive handle and pulling
the entire tape drive toward you.
8
Add the new tape drive in the vacant slot. Using the guide rails on
both the tape drive and the tape drive slot, slowly slide the tape drive
into the slot. The tape drive must be level to slide in smoothly.
9
Tighten the tape drive’s thumbscrews to secure the tape drive to the
module.
The thumbscrews must be aligned with the module’s screw holes. If
they are not aligned, the tape drive was not inserted correctly.
10
Power on the library (if it’s not powered on already).
11
Check the tape drive’s LEDs to ensure that it functions correctly.
When the tape drive is downloading firmware, the green LED is
solidly lit for three seconds and then blinks twice. Firmware begins to
download as soon as the library detects a new tape drive. Firmware
downloads may take more than 15 minutes.
If the blue and amber LEDs never become lit, reinstall the tape drive.
12
Connect the host interface cables to the tape drive.
13
Take the tape drive online.
a
From the
Operations
menu, select
Drive > Change Mode
.
The
Change Drive Mode
screen appears.
b
Locate the tape drive that you want to take online.
c
In the
New
column, click
Offline
to change the mode to
Online
.
14
If necessary, update drive firmware by following the instructions
provided in the
Updating Library and Tape Drive Firmware
on
page 163. The library can use the tape drive immediately after the
drive firmware is downloaded.
Adding, Removing, and Replacing FC I/O Blades
This section describes adding, removing, and replacing FC I/O blades.
The FC I/O blades support connections to LTO-2, LTO-3, and LTO-4 FC
drives.