SCF Reference Manual for the Storage Subsystem (G06.27+, H06.04+)

SCF Reference Manual for the Storage Subsystem—529937-008
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Upgrade and Replacement
Procedures
Replacing a Tape Drive
If you physically remove a tape drive and replace it with another tape drive that is
controlled by the same adapter, the tape process automatically recognizes the new
tape drive. For other details about installing or removing a tape drive, see the
documentation that comes with the tape drive or contact your service provider.
1. Stop the tape drive:
-> STOP $TAPE0
2. Verify the tape drive is in the STOPPED state:
-> STATUS $TAPE0
3. Remove the device cable from the connector on the system adapter.
4. If you are using the same cable on the new tape drive, disconnect the device cable
from the old tape drive.
5. Connect the device cable to the connector on the new tape drive.
Always connect the device cable to the tape drive before connecting the cable to
the adapter. If the cable is not connected to the device first, the SCSI bus is
unterminated and could produce SCSI bus errors.
6. Connect the device cable from the tape drive to the system connector.
7. Start the new tape drive:
-> START $TAPE0
The tape process automatically detects that a new tape drive has been installed.