Chapter 12 Installing, Removing, and Replacing
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This chapter covers:
• Taking the Library Online/Offline
• Cabling the Library
• Specific Instructions for LTO-5 and LTO-6 Tape Drives
• Cabling Libraries With SCSI Tape Drives
• Cabling Libraries With SAS Tape Drives
• Cabling Libraries With Fibre Channel Tape Drives Connected
Directly to a Host or Switch
• Cabling Libraries With Fibre Channel Tape Drives Connected to
Fibre Channel I/O Blades
• Recommended Library Cabling for FC I/O Blades
• Managing Ethernet Cables
• Cable Management Guidelines
• Installing a Stand-Alone 5U Control Module
• Installing a New Multi-Module Library Configuration
• Adding Expansion Modules to an Existing Library
• Preparing to Remove or Replace a Module
• Permanently Removing Expansion Modules From an Existing
Library
• Replacing the Control Module
• Replacing an Expansion Module
• Removing and Replacing the Library Control Blade and LCB
Compact Flash Card
• Adding, Removing, and Replacing Power Supplies
• Installing the Library in a Rack
Warning: Without tape drives, tape cartridges, or power supplies, a
control module weighs approximately 60 lbs (27.2 kg). An
expansion module, without tape drives, tape cartridges, or
power supplies, exceeds 65 lbs (29.5 kg).
To avoid serious injury, at least two people are required to
safely lift the modules.