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StorageLibrary T48 Half Height
tape drive
serial and power cable connections
—
Serial
—Route the serial cable (
C
)
over
the tape drive carrier as shown here; connect
as shown in
Figure 6
(StorageLibrary T48 HH serial cable routing).
Power
—Route the power cable
through
the tape drive carriers as shown here;
connect as shown in
Figure 8
(StorageLibrary T48 HH power cable routing).
d.
Slide the tape drive the remaining distance into the library. Use care not to damage
the cables during this step.
4.
Completing the installation
—
a.
Attach the SCSI cover plate (
S
) and the tape drive cover plate (
P
) that came with
your replacement kit. See
“Reference Illustrations” on page 3
.
b.
Reconfigure your library—
You must reconfigure your library for your backup
application to recognize the new tape drive
. See
page 25
for instructions.
Figure 18
StorageLibrary T48—replacing existing tape drives: half height connectors
!
Important
The library requires both the SCSI cover plates (
S
) and the tape
drive cover plates (
P
) for ESD protection. Do not leave any
openings uncovered.
Do not connect the SCSI cables until after you reconfigure the
library.
Serial cable (
C
)
Tape drive
(route
over
carrier
Press the serial cable (
C
) down into the
carrier to prevent catching it between
the tape drive and the library.
Power cable (
D
)
(route
through
carriers)
carrier)