Spectra T950 - Add a Drive to the Library

Chapter 15 — Maintaining the Drives Adding or Replacing a Drive
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Add a Drive to the Library
Ifyourlibraryhasunuseddrivebays,youcanpurchaseadditionaldrives
fromSpectraLogicandaddthemtothelibrary.
1. Logintothelibraryaseitherasuperuseroradministrator.
2. SelectConfiguration > DLM(orDrives)toviewalistofallthedrives
currentlyinstalledinthelibrary.
3. ClickAddnexttoadrivelocationthatdoesnothaveadriveinstalled.
4. FollowtheSpectraT200,T380,T680,T950,andTFinityDriveInstallation
orReplacementproceduretoinstallthedrive.
5. IfthedrivehasaFibreChannelinterface,connectittoanarbitrated
looporfabricwherethehostsreside.
6. Afteryouaddthedrivetothelibrary,youmustcreateormodifya
partitiontoassignittothepartitionorconfigureitasaGlobalSpare
drivebeforeyoucanuseit.See
Chapter6–ConfiguringandManaging
Partitions,beginningonpage181forinformationaboutcreatingand
modifyingpartitions.
Important
Adding drives to an existing partition can cause the library to reassign element
addresses. To avoid errors, make sure that when you install a new drive, you
reconfigure the element addresses your storage management software uses to
access the drives (refer to your software documentation for instructions).
Figure 316 The Drives screen.