3. Carefully pull the Tape Blade out from the enclosure.
CAUTION:
Do not pull on the tape drive bezel when removing the Tape Blade.
Figure 34 Removing the Tape Blade
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1. Pull latch forward
2. Pull Tape Blade away from the enclosure
NOTE:
If you are not replacing the Tape Blade immediately, you should insert a half-height blank
into the empty device bay.
Remove the coupler plate, full-height partner servers in a c7000 enclosure only
If you are using the Tape Blade with a full-height partner server, you must retain the coupler plate for
use with your replacement Tape Blade. (No coupler plate is shipped with the replacement product.)
1. Press a small pin into the last flat hole of the coupler plate.
Replacing a Tape Blade chassis or tape drive72