User guide

Upgrading Tape Drive Modules 3

This document provides information about upgrading Dell™ PowerVault™ 132T LTO tape

drive modules to LTO-2. You must perform the following procedures:

• Installing drives

• Updating tape library firmware

Installing Drives

If you have only one drive module installed in the library, that module must be in the

centermost drive bay.

CAUTION: Before performing this procedure, read and follow the safety

instructions in your System Information Guide.

To install drive modules, perform the following steps:

1 Turn off the host system and attached peripherals, including the tape library, and

disconnect the system from its electrical outlet.

2 Disconnect the SCSI cable that connects the tape library to the host system.

3 On the back of the library, loosen the thumbscrews and remove the cover plate (see

Figure 2-1) or the drive module that you want to replace.

NOTE: If you remove the cover plate, store it in a convenient place. The cover plate is

required for proper operation and cooling of the library if the optional drive is removed.

Slide the drive module into position. See Figure 2-2.

The metal edge on the drive module should be inserted into the plastic guide on the

left side of the drive bay.

5 Tighten the four thumbscrews on the drive module until it is flush with the chassis.

6 Connect the SCSI cable to either SCSI connector on the drive module.

7 Connect the other end of the SCSI cable to the host system.

8 Connect a terminator to the last device in the SCSI chain.