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3.
Installing the new tape drive
—
a.
Locate the serial cable (
C
) that came in your replacement kit and attach it to the
appropriate serial connector
inside the library.
StorageLibrary T24
library
serial cable connections
—
Full height tape drive—see
Figure 1
Half height tape drive—see
Figure 2
StorageLibrary T48
library
serial cable connections
—
Full height tape drive—see
Figure 5
Half height tape drive—see
Figure 6
b.
While holding the cables out of the way, slide the new tape drive into the library,
leaving it a short distance out to access the cables. Use care not to damage the cables.
c.
Connect the supplied serial cable (
C
) and the power cable (
D
)
to the tape drives
.
StorageLibrary T24 Full Height
tape drive
serial and power cable connections
—
Serial
—Route the serial cable (
C
)
over
the tape drive carrier and
under
the power
cable as shown here; connect as shown in
Figure 1
(StorageLibrary T24 FH serial
cable routing).
Power
—Route the power cable
through
the tape drive carriers as shown here;
connect as shown in
Figure 3
(StorageLibrary T24 FH power cable routing).
Tape drive
Quantity
Install in this
opening...
Serial
connector
Internal
label
Full height
Single
tape drive
Bottom
Bottom
Drive 1
Half height
Second
tape drive
Top
Top
Drive 2
Single
tape drive
Bottom
Bottom
Drive 1
Tape drive
Quantity
Install in this
opening...
Serial
connector
Internal
label
Full height
Second
tape drive
Top
Second
Drive 2
Single
tape drive
Bottom
Bottom
Drive 1
Half height
Fourth
tape drive
Top
Top
Drive 4
Third
tape drive
Third
Third
Drive 3
Second
tape drive
Second
Second
Drive 2
Single
tape drive
Bottom
Bottom
Drive 1
Tape drive
Quantity
Install in this
opening...
Serial
connector
Internal
label
Full height
Single
tape drive
Bottom
Bottom
Drive 1