Installing, Removing, and Replacing
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between the FC I/O blade and the LCB.
The LCB provides ports for up to four Ethernet cables on its internal Ethernet hub. This allows the library to support up to
four FC I/O blades.
To organize Ethernet cables on the rear of the library, mount two wire saddles on the 5U Library Control Module to route the
Ethernet cable(s) to the right side of the library. Mount a blue hook-and-loop fastener to each module and then secure the
Ethernet cables with the fastener.
Ethernet cables and Ethernet hook-and-loop straps that are shipped with the library are blue in color.
Apply the following procedure to any library that contains at least one 9U Library Expansion Module and at least one I/O
blade.
To secure an Ethernet cable to the library frame using a cable tie:
1 Facing the rear of the library, install the two push-in wire saddle cable clamps onto the 5U Library Control Module
chassis. Push the rivet of one clip into the hole drilled into the cover plate located to the right of the LCB. Push the
rivet of the other clip into the hole located near the extreme right side of the library, below the 5U Library Control
Module's power supplies. See
Figure 13 for the locations of these holes.
Note: If your 5U Library Control Module chassis does not have the drilled holes, use the adhesive -backed wire
saddle cable clamps in the location shown in Figure 13.
2 Locate a specific hole that is drilled into the back of the 9U Library Expansion Module for the hook-and-loop strap. This
hole is located on the rear of the library, about three inches from the bottom of the 9U Library Expansion Module on
the right side of the frame back plane. See
Figure 13 for the location of this hole.
Note: If your module chassis does not have the drilled hole, use an M5 thumbscrew to attach the black hook-
and-loop fastener to the nearest available M5 threaded hole on the lower right of any module chassis.
3 Insert a push rivet into the rivet hole on the blue hook-and-loop fastener. The head of the rivet should be on the same
side of the fastener as the plastic loop.
4 Firmly press the push rivet through the hole in the 9U Library Expansion Module described above. The hook-and-loop
fastener should now be secured to the library chassis.
5 Plug the one end of the Ethernet cable into one of the four Ethernet hub ports on the LCB.
6 Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into the appropriate port on the 9U Library Expansion Module.
If the FC I/O blade is installed in the module's upper I/O blade bay, plug the cable into the Ethernet port labeled
UPPER. If the FC I/O blade is installed in the module's lower I/O blade bay, plug the cable into the Ethernet port
labeled LOWER.
7 Open the wire saddle nearest the LCB, place the Ethernet cable inside, and snap the wire saddle shut.
8 Repeat for the other wire saddle.
9 If there is excess Ethernet cable, loop the excess cable into a bundle in the shape of a figure-eight. The bundle should
be small enough to hold comfortably with one hand, or about six inches in length.
10 Wrap the bundle with the hook-and-loop fastener. Thread the strap through the plastic loop and tighten the strap
around the bundled cable. Secure the strap by pressing it down.
The Ethernet cable is now secured to the 9U Library Expansion Module. Repeat these steps to secure other Ethernet cables, if
necessary.
Once complete, the Ethernet cabling for a an ML6030 Control Module plus two PowerVault ML6000 9U Library Expansion
Modules containing four FC I/O blades should appear similar to
Figure 13.
Figure 13 Ethernet Cable Management
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