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MC300 Prism Management Card
Quick Reference Guide

This Quick Reference Guide 
explains how to install the 
MC300 Prism Management 
Card (PMC) in a Quantum 
M-Series tape library.

If you need help with any part of 
these instructions, please 
contact Quantum Customer 
Support 24 hours a day, 7 days 
a week, at the number for your 
area listed in the 

ATL M-Series 

Library User’s Guide

 (PN 

6423002).

Once the MC300 is installed, it 
must be configured using 
instructions in the 

MC300 Prism 

Management Card User’s Guide

 

(PN 6311631). This guide and 
other applicable documentation 
is available in PDF format on the 

Quantum ATL M-Series Library 
User’s Documentation CD

 

(PN 6423013).

Note:  

Adobe Acrobat Reader 

is required to view and print 
PDF documents. To 
download a free copy of 
Adobe Acrobat Reader, go to 

www.adobe.com

.

Step 1: Prepare for Installation

1

Make sure your library has firmware version 3.00 or later.

For a complete list of system requirements, refer to the 

MC300 Prism 

Management Card User’s Guide

 (PN 6311631).

2

Make sure you have the tools recommended for this procedure:

#1 PHILLIPS

®

 screwdriver

Flat blade screwdriver

T-10 TORX

®

 screwdriver

3

Check the contents of the MC300 PMC Upgrade Kit. You should have:

MC300 Prism Management Card

Supplemental foam gasket (packaged inside the antistatic bag 
containing the MC300 PMC)

Interconnect cable

4

Take precautions to prevent electrostatic discharge (ESD). These 
precautions include:

Wearing a properly grounded antistatic wrist strap

Wearing other antistatic apparel (smock, footwear, etc.)

Handling library components with care and keeping the MC300 PMC in 
its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it

Step 2: Install the MC300 PMC

1

Turn off the library by pressing the power switch on each power supply at 
the back of the library.

2

Remove the power cable from the back of the library.

Caution:  

Failure to take adequate antistatic precautions may result in 

damage to the MC300 PMC or other library components.

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