Installing a tape drive sled
Before you begin
Note: Power OFF the library before a SCSI drive sled is installed. Fibre Channel and SAS drive sleds are
hot pluggable and might be removed and installed while the library is powered ON.
Important: In a 4U library a full height drive sled might be installed in drive slot 1 (drive occupies slot 1
and slot 2) or drive slot 3 (drive occupies slot 3 and slot 4). A full height drive sled must never be
installed in drive slot 2 (drive occupies slot 2 and slot 3).
Procedure
1. Before you install the new drive sled, inspect all connectors on the drive sled. Ensure that the
connectors are intact, free of any objects, and have no cracks, or deformed or bent contacts.
2. Extend the black pull-out tab (▌8▐ in Figure 169 on page 225) located underneath the library near the
lower right corner of the drive sled.
3. Slowly insert the new drive sled into the drive slot while the bottom of the drive sled is supported
(see Figure 171 on page 227). Ensure that the black tab remains extended (▌8▐ in Figure 169 on page
225).
Important: Push in on the drive sled handle (▌10▐ in Figure 169 on page 225) while the bottom of
the drive sled is supported until it is properly seated. Damage to the connector pins might occur if
this procedure is not followed.
4. Push the drive sled slowly into the drive slot until the sled seats itself against the back of the library.
Figure 170. Pulling the drive sled out of the library (drive sled without ESD springs shown)
226 IBM TS3100 Tape Library and TS3200 Tape Library: Setup, Operator, and Service Guide Machine Type 3573
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