HP Surestore Drive Rail Mounting Kit Installation Instructions Manual

HP Part Number 5990-3463, Doc # 5990-3463-1

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Revised July 2002

HP Surestore Drive Rail Mounting Kit

Thisdocumentincludesstepstoinstalldrivera ils on HPSurestoreinternaltapedrives for installationin HP Servers. The drive rail mounting kit includes two sets of drive ra ils and the hardware to install the drive rails on the tape drives.

Drive Rail Selection

The drive rail mounting kit includes a set of plastic drive rails ( F igure 2) and metal drive rails (Figure 5)toattachthe rails to the HP Surestore tape drive.

• Plastic drive rails are always used in mounting the DAT 24i and DAT 40i drives in the HP Servers.

• Metal drive rails are used in mounting all other drives in the HP Servers.

The kit also includes screw sub-kits for mounting the metal drive rails to the HP Surestore tape drive. See Table 3. for the screw sub-kits and mounting slot appropriate for each HP Surestore tape drive.

Tools Required (Metal Drive Rails Only)

The following tools are required to install the metal drive rails:

• T-10 TORX

screwdriver

• Number 1 Phillips

screwdriver

• Posidrive

screwdriver

Where to Obtain Additional Installation Instructions

Complete mass storage device installation instructions can be found in both of the following sources:

• The HP Server Operations and Maintenance Guide, on the HP Server Documentation CD-ROM shippedwithyour

HP s erver, has a complete chapter on installation.

• The HP ServerOperations and Maintenance Guide for your HP Server can be viewed and printed from the official

HP we b site:

http://www.hp.com

Refer to the web site for the latest revisions and product updates.

Configuration Guidelines

HP Server tc3100 Configuration

The HP Server tc3100 can accept either of the following HP Surestore tape drives:

Table 1. HP Surestore Tape Drives for the HP Server tc3100

Drive Part No. Size Supported Location Comments

DAT 24i C1555D Half Height P2, R2 Use the plasticdrive rails when installing the

drive on the tc3100 server.

DAT 40i C5686A Half Height P2, R2 Use the plasticdrive rails when installing the

drive on the tc3100 server.

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Installing the Plastic Rails (Models DAT 24i and DAT 40i)

The plastic drive rails are secured to the drive by spring tension. To install the plastic drive rails:

1. Insert one end of the wire rod on the rail into the mounting hole at the rear of the drive (Figure 2).

2. Apply pressure to the middleof the railallowingthe remaining wire rod end to beinsertedinto the mounting hole at the front of the drive. Ensure that the rail is seated against the side of the drive.

3. Repeat the installation for the second mounting rail.

Figure 2. Plastic Drive Rails

HP Server tc4100 Configuration

The HP Server tc4100 can accept any of the following HP Surestore tape drives:

Figure 1. HP Surestore Supported Locations for the HP Server tc3100

NOTE In any of theseserverconfigurations, the CD-ROM isnormallymounted in location

P1 in the pedestal configuration and in location R3 in the rack mount configuration (see Figure 3).

Pedestal

Shelf Mount

P2 Location

R2 Location

Wire Rod Ends

Mounting Holes

Wire Rod

Insert this wire rod end last

Apply pressure to m iddle of rail

Insert this wire rod end first

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Installing the Plastic Rails (Models DAT 24i and DAT 40i)

The plastic drive rails are secured to the drive by spring tension. To install the plastic drive rails:

Table 2. HP Surestore Tape Drives for the HP Server tc4100

Drive Part No. Size Supported Location Comments

DAT 24i C1555D Half Height R1, R2, P2, P3 Use the plastic drive rails when installing. DAT 40i C5686A Half Height R1, R2, P2, P3 Use the plastic drive rails when installing. DAT 40x6i C5716A Full Height R1 and R2, P2 and P3

(Two HH slots are required)