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StorageLibrary T40+ Series Installation and User Guide 79
Tape Drive Unit
Note
To make sure you do not interrupt your host system, we recommend that you
power off your library before you add, remove or replace a tape drive unit.
Adding a Tape Drive
You can add tape drives so that your library contains four half-height drives, two full-height drives, or
a combination of these.
Note
A full-height drive can occupy the bottom two half-height drive positions or the top
two half-height drive positions, but NOT the middle two half-height drive positions.
These instructions explain how to add a tape drive to your library.
Required tools: Screwdriver.
1. Power-off the library. switching (both) the switch(es) off located at the back.
2. Detach the cover plate for the bay where the tape drive will be added. Use a screwdriver to
loosen the cover plate screws and remove the plate. Save the cover plate. If you later decide to
remove the tape drive, you will need to re-install the cover plate.
3. Insert the tape drive into the drive bay. Using the guide rails on both the tape drive and in the
drive bay, slowly slide the tape drive into the bay. The tape drive must be horizontally level for it to
slide in smoothly.
4. Tighten the thumbscrews to secure the tape drive to the module.
The thumbscrews must be aligned with the module’s screw holes. If they are not aligned, the tape
drive will not be inserted correctly. Tighten the thumbscrews simultaneously.
5. Connect the host interface cables to the tape drive. If the tape drive is a SCSI drive, and the drive
is the last device on the bus, you must also connect the SCSI terminator.
6. Power-on the library.
7. Run the setup wizard from the front panel or the remote management interface.
8. Update Drive firmware by following the instructions provided in Updating Firmware.
Note
If you do not have a cover plate, order a replacement. To keep unwanted materials
out of the library, it is important that all empty drive bays have a cover plate.
Permanently Removing a Tape Drive
These instructions explain how to remove a tape drive that you do not intend to replace with another
one.
You CANNOT remove a tape drive while the library is powered on.
Required tools: Screwdriver.
1. Prepare host applications for tape drive removal.
2. Using the remote management interface or the front panel interface, remove the drive from the
partition that uses the target tape drive.
3. If there is a cartridge in the target tape drive, use the remote management interface or the front
panel interface to eject it.
4. Turn the library off using the switch(es) located at the back.
5. Disconnect the host interface cables from the tape drive that you want to remove.
6. From the back of the library, loosen the tape drive thumbscrews.
7. Remove the tape drive by gripping the thumbscrews and pulling the entire drive unit towards you.