PowerVault ML6000 Maintenance Guide 139
Removing an FC I/O Fan Blade
These instructions explain how to remove a fan blade from your library. You can remove an I/O fan blade
while the library is powered on.
Required tools: None
1 Access the back of the expansion module containing the I/O fan blade.
2 Lift the latch hooks out of the locked position and push them up. You will feel the I/O fan blade unplug
from the expansion module’s backplane.
3 Continue lifting on the latch hooks until the blade is totally unplugged from the backplane.
4 Slide the fan blade out of the expansion module.
5 If you are permanently removing the fan blade, place a cover on the empty bay.
6 Save the library configuration. See Saving and Restoring the Configuration
on page 12.
Replacing an FC I/O Fan Blade
These instructions explain how to replace a fan blade in your library. You can remove and replace the fan
blade while the library is powered on.
Required tools: None
1 Access the back of the expansion module.
2 If you have not already done so, remove the old I/O fan blade, following the directions in Removing an
FC I/O Fan Blade on page 139.
3 Press up and out to open the latch hooks on each side of the replacement fan blade.
4 Carefully align the fan blade with the guide slots in the bay. The status LED must be at the bottom.
5 Evenly apply pressure to both ends of the I/O fan blade, and slide it into the expansion module until the
latch hooks begin to move the middle of the blade. As you push in on the blade, you will feel the blade
pins connect with the expansion module’s backplane.
6 Push the latch hooks into the locked position.
7 Save the library configuration. See Saving and Restoring the Configuration
on page 12.
• 66LTO-5 and LTO-6 tape drives are configured with 8Gb/s serial transfers. These drives support
auto-negotiation to 8Gb/s, 4Gb/sec, and 2Gb/s. LTO-5 tape drives will not support speeds of less
than 2Gb/s.
Do not permanently remove an I/O fan blade unless you also
permanently remove the FC I/O blade to which it is associated.
Do not force the blade into the bay. This can cause the pins to bend.
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