Users Guide

Chapter 12 Installing, Removing, and Replacing
Removing and Replacing the Library Control Blade and LCB Compact Flash Card
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4 If your library contains FC I/O blades, install both the I/O blades
and the accompanying fan blades in the expansion module. For
details, see Adding, Removing, and Replacing FC I/O Blades on
page 359 and Adding, Removing, and Replacing the FC I/O Fan
Blade on page 370.
5 Connect all power cords, network data cables, and module-to-
module cables. Make sure the module terminators are installed at the
top and bottom of the stack of modules. For cabling instructions, see
Cabling the Library on page 212.
6 Power on the library.
7 Re-create partitions, cleaning slots, and I/E station slots as desired.
8 Import tape cartridges to the correct partitions as needed.
9 Save the library configuration (see Saving the Library Configuration
on page 385.
10 If the host application inventories the location of each tape cartridge
in the library, open the host application and reinventory in order to
sync its logical inventory with the physical inventory of the library.
Removing and Replacing the Library Control Blade and
LCB Compact Flash Card
The library control blade (LCB) manages the entire library, including the
operator panel and robot, and is responsible for running system tests to
ensure that the library is functioning properly.
The LCB compact flash card contains important information about your
library configuration. If you replace the compact flash card, then you
need to reconfigure your library.You should always replace the LCB and
LCB compact flash card together.
These instructions explain how to remove the existing LCB and existing
LCB compact flash card and replace them with a new LCB and a new
LCB compact flash card.