Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 1005911-003 Exabyte
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1005911-003 #1005911- 003# Exabyte Field Instruction March 20 02 Installing or Replacing a Tape Drive in an Exabyte 430 or 215 Library Contents 1 Preparing for i nstallat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Removi ng the tap e drive . . . . . . .
P age 2 of 12 1005911 Copy righ t Copyright 2002 by Exabyte Corporation. All rights reserved. This item and the information contained herein are the property of Exabyte Corporat ion.
March 2002 P age 3 of 12 1 Pre par ing f or i nst all atio n Installing or replacing a tape drive in the 430 or 215 library involves the following steps: ! Removing an existing tape drive or drive ser.
P age 4 of 12 1005911 2 Removing the tape drive 2 Removing the tape drive If you are rep lacing an existing tape drive, follow the steps below to remov e the d rive. If y ou a re in stal ling an addi tion al ta pe d rive , sk ip t o Sec tion 3, “Removing the drive’s service access cover,” on page 5 .
March 2002 P age 5 of 12 3 Removing the drive’s service access cover 3. Remove the driv e carrier by grasping the handle and pulling it straight out of the library. The drive carrier weighs about 5 pounds; make sure you support the bottom of the carrier as you remove it.
P age 6 of 12 1005911 4 Installing the tape drive 4 Insta lling the tape dri ve 1. Insert the tape drive so that the handle is at the top and the fan is at the bottom, as shown in th e following figure. The drive sho uld slide easily toward the front of the library.
March 2002 P age 7 of 12 5 Connecting the cables (SCSI library) 5 Connecting the cables ( SCSI library) For the 430M, 430A, 215M, and 215A SCSI libraries, connect the SCSI cables as described in this section. For the 430M-FC Fibre Channel library, go to Section 6, “Connecting the cables (Fibre Channel library ),” on page 8 .
P age 8 of 12 1005911 6 Connecting the cables (Fibre Channel library) 6 Con necting t he cables ( Fibre C hannel li brary) For the Fibre Channel 430M-FC, connect the optical fiber cable as follows: 1. Remove the protective plug from the optical fiber connecto r on the new tape drive, if present.
March 2002 P age 9 of 12 7 Testing the library and resuming operation 7 Testing the libr ary and resuming operation Before resuming operation, use the Demo Menu from th e operator panel to ensure that the robot and the newly installed tape drive ar e communicating correctly.
P age 10 of 12 1005911 7 Testing the library and resuming operation b. Press [ENTER] . An informational mes sage appears, then the following screen appears . c. Use the arrow keys to select LCD mode and press [ENT ER] . The screen shows the new selection.
March 2002 P age 11 of 12 7 Testing the library and resuming operation 11. Press [ENTER] and use the arrow keys to select SCSI mode. Press [ENT ER] again.
P age 12 of 12 1005911 7 Testing the library and resuming operation Notes.
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