Installing, Removing, and Replacing
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10 Close the module's doors.
11 Reinstall the tape drives to the library.
12 Cable your library as necessary, following the instructions provided in Cabling the Library.
13 Power on the library.
Adding, Removing, and Replacing Tape Drives
The tape drive enables you to connect the library to servers within your storage area network (SAN).
Note: Newly added tape drives need to be installed and verified one at a time. Alternatively, all of the tape drives can
be added to the drive bays at one time with no wait time between adding tape drives.
Adding a Tape Drive
These instructions explain how to add a tape drive to your library. You can add a tape drive while the library is powered on.
Required tools: None
1 Save the library configuration (see Saving the Library Configuration).
2 Detach the tape drive slot's cover plate. Loosen the cover plate's thumbscrews and remove the plate.
Store the cover plate in a separate cabinet. If you later decide to remove the tape drive, you will need to reinstall the
cover plate.
3 Insert the tape drive into the drive slot. Using the guide rails on both the tape drive and in the tape drive slot, slowly
slide the tape drive into the slot. The tape drive must be level to slide in smoothly.
4 Tighten the tape drive's thumbscrews to secure the tape drive to the module.
The thumbscrews must be aligned with the module's screw holes. If they are not aligned, the tape drive was not
inserted correctly.
5 Power on the library (if it is not powered on already).
6 If the green LED is solidly lit for three seconds and then blinks twice, wait 10-15 minutes while the universal drive
sled (UDS) firmware upgrades.
There are two types of firmware related to the tape drive: firmware for the tape drive itself, and firmware for the UDS
that surrounds the tape drive. The UDS firmware is part of the library firmware. The library automatically upgrades the
UDS firmware if the firmware on the newly inserted UDS is different than the library's current UDS firmware. Firmware
downloads may take about 15 minutes.
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