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3.
Installing the 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
StorageLibrary T48
library
serial cable connections
—
Full height tape drive—see
Figure 5
b.
While holding the cables to the side, slide the new tape drive directly 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).
!
Important
Do not mix full height and half height or SCSI and Fibre
Channel tape drives in the library. The StorageLibrary T48 does
not support mixed tape drive configurations.
Tape drive
Quantity
Install in this
opening...
Serial
connector
Internal
label
Full height
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
Tape drive
Quantity
Install in this
opening...
Serial
connector
Internal
label
Full height
Single
tape drive
Bottom
Bottom
Drive 1