Replace or Install a Drive
REPLACE OR INSTALL A DRIVE
This section describes how to replace an existing tape drive or install an additional tape drive, and contains these steps:
Preparing the Library (for replacement or installation)
Accessing the Drives on page 10 (for replacement or installation)
Removing the Malfunctioning Drive on page 13 (for replacement only)
Installing the Drive on page 14 (for replacement or installation)
Important When replacing a drive, the new drive must be the same “type” as the one you replace.
If the drive to be replaced is the only drive in the partition, the existing partition will be deleted.
Preparing the Library
Drive Replacement Preparation
This section describes how to prepare to replace a drive in the library.
Note: If you are installing an additional drive, rather than replacing a drive, skip to Drive Installation Preparation on page 10.
If the malfunctioning drive contains a cartridge, attempt to use the BlueScale user interface to move the cartridge to an empty slot before performing the steps in this section. See the individual User Guide for instructions. If you are unable to remove the cartridge, continue with the replacement without removing the cartridge.
After you determine which drive needs replacing, follow these steps to shut down the drive so that you can remove it from the library.
1.If the drive is attached to a QIP or if it is a direct‐attach Fibre Channel drive, skip to Step 2.
If the drive a direct‐attached SCSI drive, Spectra Logic recommends shutting down and powering off the host computer before replacing the drive
Improperly removing a device from a SCSI bus can cause a host computer to crash. Caution If you decide to leave the host running, Spectra Logic is not responsible for any
damage to data or equipment.
2.Log into the library with superuser or administrator privileges.
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