Spectra T50e - Replace a Drive

Chapter 15—Maintaining the Drives Adding or Replacing a Drive
August 2017 User Guide—Spectra T50e Library
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Replace a Drive
Usethefollowingstepstoreplaceadriveassignedtoapartitionwitha
newone.
1. Preparethelibraryandhostforthedrivereplacement(seePreparethe
LibraryandtheHostComputeronpage456).
2. Logintothelibraryaseitherasuperuseroradministrator.
3. Ifthedriveyouarereplacingcontainsacartridge,useyourstorage
managementsoftwaretomovethecartridgebacktoitsstoragelocation.
Ifyoucannotuseyourstoragemanagementsoftware,thenmovethe
cartridgetoaslotasdescribedinMoveCartridgesWithinaPartitionon
page219.
Note: Continuewiththereplacementprocessevenifyouareunableto
movethecartridgefromthedrive.
4. ClickMENU,thenselectConfiguration > DLM (orDrivesifDLMisnot
enabled)toviewalistofallthedrivescurrentlyinstalledinthelibrary.
5. ClickReplacenexttothedrivethatyouneedtoreplace.
AFeedbackRequiredscreenpromptsyoutoconfirmthatyouwantto
replacethedrive.
Important
When replacing a drive that is assigned to a partition, the replacement drive must
have the same interface as the drive you are replacing. If the replacement drive is a
different technology generation, make sure that it is compatible with the data
cartridges used in the library. See
LTO Read/Write Compatibility on page 504.
Figure 316 Click Replace next to the drive you need to
replace.
Important
Do not select Remove. This option removes the drive from the partition. When the
replacement drive is installed, it is not assigned to the partition from which the
malfunctioning drive was removed.
If you select Remove and the selected drive is the only drive in the partition, the
partition is deleted.