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Installation and Initial Power ON

This chapter refers you to the installation document you need. It also provides the steps you should follow for the initial power on of the StorageWorks 8505 8mm Cartridge Tape Drive.

2.1Unpacking the StorageWorks 8505 8mm Cartridge Tape Drive

CAUTION

If the current environment differs from the storage environment by 15° or more, allow the Cartridge Tape Drive to acclimate to the current environment for at least 12 hours.

The cartridge tape drive's packaging is designed to protect the drive from potentially damaging condensation. If the drive has not acclimated in its packaging for at least 12 hours, serious damage to the device can occur.

Unpack and inspect the contents of your shipment. In addition to this guide, it should contain the following items:

∙One SWXTA-AA 10 GB, 8mm helical-scan cassette tape drive

∙One 8mm cassette tape

∙One head-cleaning cassette

∙StorageWorks SBB user's guide

Also, check the contents for damaged components. Notify your vendor immediately if any items are damaged. Keep all boxes and packing material for reshipment.

2.2Installation Documents

The 8mm Cartridge Tape Drive is available as three different options. The following list shows the option numbers and gives the title of the documents that describe installation or configuration for that option.

∙SWXTE-AA: This option number identifies a configuration in which one or two cartridge tape drives is installed in a device carrier, and the device carrier is subsequently placed in a StorageWorks deskside (or larger) storage expansion unit. For instructions on installing or replacing the drive in the device carrier, refer to the document titled StorageWorks Building Blocks User's Guide. For instructions on placing the device carrier in a deskside storage expansion unit, refer to the document titled StorageWorks Expansion Storage Pedestal User's Guide.

Order Number: EK–STWCT–UG. E01

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