Spectra T950 - ADDING OR REPLACING A DRIVE

Chapter 15 — Maintaining the Drives Adding or Replacing a Drive
November 2016 User Guide—Spectra T950 Library
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3. OntheDeviceDriverspage,clickIBM LTO-2, LTO-3, and LTO-4, LTO-5,
LTO-6, and LTO-7 (IBM TotalStorage 3580 Ultrium 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7) to
openIBMFixCentralinanewwebpage.
4. ClicktheSelect Producttab.
5. Selectthefollowingoptions:
 Product Group=SystemStorage
 Select from System Storage =Tapesystems
 Select from Tape Systems =Tapedriversandsoftware
 Select from Tape drivers and software =Tapedevicedrivers
 Platform=Selectyouroperatingsystemfromthedrop‐downlist
andclickContinue.
6. ClickContinuetodisplayalistoftheavailabledriversontheSelectfixes
page.
7. ClickShow Fix Detailstoviewinformationabouteachdriver.
8. SelectthedriveryouwanttodownloadandclickContinue.Ifrequired
byyourITdepartment,selecttheWHQLcertifieddriver,ifavailable.
9. Completetheremainingscreenstobeginthedownloadprocess.
10. Savethefilecontainingthedrivertoaknownlocationontheserver
thatisusingthedrive.
11. Installthedevicedriverfollowingtheinstructionsinthe
documentationforyouroperatingenvironment.
ADDING OR REPLACING A DRIVE
OnlyusedrivesobtainedfromSpectraLogicinthelibrary.Whenreplacing
adrivethatisassignedtoapartition,thenewdrivemustbethesame
technologyandgenerationastheoneyoureplace.