Quantum 6473004V5R0 User Manual

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 - S e r i e s
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

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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

• Flat blade screwdriver

• T-10 TORX

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

Caution: Failure to take adequate antistatic precautions may result in
damage to the MC300 PMC or other library components.

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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.

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3 Using a flat blade screwdriver, loosen the

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ronics module

two large thumbscrews securing the
electronics module to the back of the library
(see figure 1).

4 Using the round handles, pull the electronics

module from the chassis and place it on a
grounded antistatic mat.

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5 Remove the two screws securing the

expansion slot cover plate to the back of the
electronics module and remove the cover
plate. Save the screws for use later in this
installation. Save the cover plate for future
use.

6 Remove the screws securing the hold-down

clamp. Save the clamp for use later in this

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installation.

7 Carefully remove the new MC300 PMC and

supplemental foam gasket from the antistatic
packaging.

Figure 1 Removing the Electronics Module

Caution: Hold the MC300 PMC by the edges, avoiding contact with the components and connectors.

Thumbscrews

Slot for MC300

8 Inspect the inside of the electronics module to

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determine whether you need to install the
supplemental foam gasket on the MC300 PMC
(see figure 2):

• If the electronics module has foam

gasketing, discard the supplemental foam
gasket and proceed to step 9.

• If the electronics module has copper

gasketing, remove the adhesive backing
from the supplemental foam gasket and
attach it to the MC300 PMC (see figure 2).

9 Insert the MC300 PMC into the expansion slot

and press it down gently until it is seated
securely.

10 Secure the MC300 PMC to the electronics

module using the two mounting screws you
removed in step 3.

Foam gasketing

(discard supplemental

foam gasket)

Copper gasketing

(attach supplemental foam

gasket to MC300 PMC)

MC300 PMC

Supplemental

foam gasket

Figure 2 Installing the Gasket on the MC300 PMC

11 If you plan to install one or more Fibre Channel bridges, do so now, following the instructions provided with the Fibre

Channel bridge.

12 Reattach the hold-down clamp to secure the MC300 PMC in the slot.

13 Slide the electronics module back into the library chassis until the high-density connector on the motherboard seats

into the distribution board connector.

14 Using a flat blade screwdriver, tighten the two thumbscrews to secure the electronics module to the library chassis.

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