19
OF
28
R
EPLACING
A
T
APE
D
RIVE
(H
ALF
HEIGHT
TO
F
ULL
HEIGHT
)
To replace a half height tape drive with a full height tape drive, follow these steps.
1.
Preparing for replacement
—
a.
Power off the library (press the
0
on the back of the unit)
b.
Disconnect the power cord, the SCSI or Fibre Channel cable(s), and the terminator
(if present)
c.
Power off the host
d.
Remove the tape drive cover plate (
P
). Set the plate and the screws aside.
Note:
This figure shows the StorageLibrary T48 FC library with two half height tape
drives installed. Remove the StorageLibrary T24 tape drive cover plate (SCSI and
Fibre Channel) the same way.
2.
Removing the cables, internal cooling plates, and tape drives
—
a.
Pull the tape drive a short distance out of the library and disconnect the serial
cable (
C
). Repeat for all the tape drives that you are replacing.
b.
Disconnect the power cables (
D
) from
all
of the tape drives.
c.
Remove the screws (
A
) holding the tape drive cooling plate (
B
).
Figure 19
Tape drive cover plate (StorageLibrary T48 half height SCSI library)
Power OFF
Disconnect
power cord
Tape drive
cover plate (
P
)
Screws
(press the
0
)
Back of library
Screws
