Dell Removing the DLT Drive Tray Assembly, PowerVault 130T Drive Installation Instructions

PowerVault 130T Drive

Installation Instructions

DLT Drive Tray Assembly

These installation instructions describes how to remove, install and configure a DLT Drive Tray Assembly into the PowerVault 130T.

Before beginning this procedure be sure to take note of your drive configuration. You may need this later to reconfigure your new or additional drives.

NOTE: Tape drives are hot swappable, meaning they can be removed and replaced without powering off the library or interrupting its operations. Hot swapping should only be performed by trained technicians.

WARNING: HIGH VOLTAGE! DO NOT TOUCH any components on the power supply located within the electronics module or on the drive trays. Live voltage could be present even though the unit is powered off. (Refer to U03 in Safety Booklet)

Removing the DLT Drive Tray Assembly

CAUTION: If the drives are daisy-chained do not disconnect them from the bus without stopping all data processing on the channel. Before disconnecting the external SCSI cables, make sure there is no activity on the SCSI bus. The host must be quiesced, meaning that there is no activity on the SCSI bus. Do not disconnect a hot bus. Any third party software must be quiesced. All signals must be terminated at each end of the SCSI bus.

Follow the instructions below to remove a DLT Drive Tray Assembly. The tape drives are located in the tape drive slots at the left rear of the library.

1.Loosen the three thumbscrews from the hinged door at the rear of the library and open the door.

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