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1005911-003 #1005911- 003# Exabyte Field Instruction March 20 02 Installing or Replacing a Tape Drive in an Exabyte 430 or 215 Library Contents 1 Preparing for i nstallat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Removi ng the tap e drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 Removing the drive’s service access cover . . . 5 4 Inst alling the t[...]
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P age 2 of 12 1005911 Copy righ t Copyright 2002 by Exabyte Corporation. All rights reserved. This item and the information contained herein are the property of Exabyte Corporat ion. No part of this document may be reprodu ced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language in any form o[...]
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March 2002 P age 3 of 12 1 Pre par ing f or i nst all atio n Installing or replacing a tape drive in the 430 or 215 library involves the following steps: ! Removing an existing tape drive or drive serv ice access cover ! Installing the new tape drive ! Testing the library and resuming operation Note: The illustrations in these instruc tions show th[...]
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P age 4 of 12 1005911 2 Removing the tape drive 2 Removing the tape drive If you are rep lacing an existing tape drive, follow the steps below to remov e the d rive. If y ou a re in stal ling an addi tion al ta pe d rive , sk ip t o Sec tion 3, “Removing the drive’s service access cover,” on page 5 . 1. From the library’s back panel, discon[...]
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March 2002 P age 5 of 12 3 Removing the drive’s service access cover 3. Remove the driv e carrier by grasping the handle and pulling it straight out of the library. The drive carrier weighs about 5 pounds; make sure you support the bottom of the carrier as you remove it. 3 Removing the drive’s service access cover Fol low t hese step s if y ou [...]
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P age 6 of 12 1005911 4 Installing the tape drive 4 Insta lling the tape dri ve 1. Insert the tape drive so that the handle is at the top and the fan is at the bottom, as shown in th e following figure. The drive sho uld slide easily toward the front of the library. 2. Tighten the captive screws on each end of the drive carrier to 8.0 inch-poun ds [...]
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March 2002 P age 7 of 12 5 Connecting the cables (SCSI library) 5 Connecting the cables ( SCSI library) For the 430M, 430A, 215M, and 215A SCSI libraries, connect the SCSI cables as described in this section. For the 430M-FC Fibre Channel library, go to Section 6, “Connecting the cables (Fibre Channel library ),” on page 8 . 1. If you replaced [...]
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P age 8 of 12 1005911 6 Connecting the cables (Fibre Channel library) 6 Con necting t he cables ( Fibre C hannel li brary) For the Fibre Channel 430M-FC, connect the optical fiber cable as follows: 1. Remove the protective plug from the optical fiber connecto r on the new tape drive, if present. 2. Attach an optical cable from the Fibre Cha nnel hu[...]
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March 2002 P age 9 of 12 7 Testing the library and resuming operation 7 Testing the libr ary and resuming operation Before resuming operation, use the Demo Menu from th e operator panel to ensure that the robot and the newly installed tape drive ar e communicating correctly. The Demo Menu causes the robot to randomly move cartridges from slot to sl[...]
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P age 10 of 12 1005911 7 Testing the library and resuming operation b. Press [ENTER] . An informational mes sage appears, then the following screen appears . c. Use the arrow keys to select LCD mode and press [ENT ER] . The screen shows the new selection. 4. From the operator panel keypad, press [MENU] to displa y the menus. Press the down a rrow k[...]
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March 2002 P age 11 of 12 7 Testing the library and resuming operation 11. Press [ENTER] and use the arrow keys to select SCSI mode. Press [ENT ER] again. If the library does not operate correctly, check the following: If you can not solve the p roblem yourself, c ontact your serv ice provider or Exabyte Technical S upport (1-800-445-7736 or 1-303-[...]
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P age 12 of 12 1005911 7 Testing the library and resuming operation Notes[...]