Spectra® 2K AIT Drive Installation
P.N. 90871002 Revision E
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Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................4
Removing the Back Panel and Fan ............................................................5
Removing the Drive....................................................................................6
Installing the Drive .....................................................................................7
Attaching the Rear Panel ............................................................................ 9
Setting the SCSI IDs..................................................................................10
Spectra 2K Drive Installation Guide
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Introduction
About this Manual
This publication describes the method for replacing and installing Sony® AIT drives in
the 2K library.
If you are upgrading the library by installing a drive that is the next generation from
the current configuration (such as converting from AIT-4 to AIT-5, or AIT-3 to AIT-5),
refer to the document that arrives with your new drive to identify any firmware
updates or other procedures to complete before beginning the drive installation.
Caution: The AIT drives are static sensitive. Please use a static dissipative
wrist strap or other ESD equipment/tools for this process.
Estimated Time Required
This procedure should takes no more than 30 minutes.
Materials and Tools Required
• An AIT drive kit
• A small flat head screwdriver
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Removing the Back Panel and Fan
1. To remove the rear access panel, remove the two lowest screws on the back of the
library with the Phillips screwdriver (Figure 1), then lift the bottom panel and work
it down, so that the tongues at the top of the panel can clear their slots (Figure 2).
Use caution as the edges may be sharp
Figure 1 Remove the rear access panel screws.
Figure 2 Remove the rear access panel.
Your library may look slightly different, depending
on the connectivity method the library uses.
2. Unplug the fan and serial port cables inside the Spectra 2K. Set the panel aside
(Figure 3).
Fan
Serial port cable
cable
Figure 3 Unplug the fan and serial port cables (Fibre Channel library
shown).
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Removing the Drive
If you are replacing a drive in the library, follow these steps. If you are installing a
drive into an open drive slot, skip this section.
1. Unplug the SCSI ID cable and the power supply cable from the library and drive
(Figure 4).
Disconnect
SCSI ID
cable
Disconnect
SCSI
ribbon
Disconnect power
cable
Figure 4 Location of the cables in the drive access area.
2. Unplug the SCSI ribbon from the drive (Figure 4), pulling the ribbon straight back
from the connector without pulling other wires.
3. Loosen the wing-nut screw on either side of the drive (Figure 5), then holding the
drive edges, slide the drive out of the library (Figure 6).
Wing-nut
screws
Figure 5 Loosen the wing-nut screws. Figure 6 Slide the drive out of the library.
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Installing the Drive
1. Remove the drive from its packaging.
2. Attach the power cable to the new drive, and make sure both the power cable and
SCSI ID cable are securely attached to the drive (Figure 7).
SCSI ID
cable
Power cable
Figure 7 Attach the power cable and SCSI ID cable to the drive.
3. Slide the drive into the drive slot. If this is a second drive, slide the drive into the
bottom slot. If this replaces the drive in the top slot, make sure to fill that slot first.
Drive 1 fits above the drive rails, Drive 2 fits below them. Use the top slot if you are
installing only one drive. Keep the power cable to the right as you insert the drive
into the library (Figure 8).
Figure 8 Always place the first drive in the top slot; the
second drive goes in the bottom slot.
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4. Tighten the wing-nut screws on the drive you just installed (Figure 9), then connect
the power cable to the library socket (Figure 10).
Figure 9 Turn the screws clockwise to tighten. Figure 10 Connect the power cable to the library socket.
5. Connect the power cable to the drive. If you are attaching a second drive, make
sure that you correctly connect the power cable for each drive (Figure 11).
6. Attach the SCSI ribbon cable to each drive. Attach the last plug on the SCSI ribbon
cable to the bottom drive. If you are attaching only one drive, leave the last
connector on the SCSI ribbon cable unattached (Figure 12).
To Drive 2
SCSI ribbon
connectors
To Drive 1
To library power socket
Figure 11 Power cable connections. Figure 12 Two connectors on the SCSI ribbon cable attached to two
drives.
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7. Attach the SCSI ID cable to the library. Plug the Drive 1 (top drive) SCSI ID into the
left connector. Plug the SCSI ID for Drive 2 (bottom drive) into the connector on
the right (Figure 13).
Drive 1 & 2
SCSI ID sockets
Figure 13 Attach the SCSI ID cables.
8. Confirm that the wiring is correct and secure.
9. If you have a second drive, repeat this procedure.
Attaching the Rear Panel
1. Attach the fan and serial port cables (Figure 14).
Serial port
Fan power cable
Figure 14 Attach the fan and serial port cables.
2. Attach the rear access panel with the two Phillips screws.
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Setting the SCSI IDs
After you have installed the new drive, verify the settings of the SCSI ID switches,
located just above the drive access area. A SCSI Spectra 2K library may require up to
three SCSI ID’s depending on the number of drives installed. Verify that each of the
SCSI ID’s are set correctly; the library and each drive must have its own number. A
Fibre Channel Spectra 2K has only Library and Config switches on the rear panel. For
Fibre Channel, make sure the Library switch is set to “2”.
Figure 15 Set the SCSI ID switches (SCSI library
shown).
Testing the new drive
Test your drive and tapes before you perform mission-critical store and restore
operations. Depending upon your backup software, there are several ways to test your
new drive. The following procedure is a generic test suitable for most backup software
solutions. Refer to your backup software documentation for a more specific procedure.
• Perform a backup of a sizable amount of data.
• Restore the data to disk in a temporary directory.
• Read the restored data and execute one of the restored programs.
After you have performed these operations with no problems, the drive has been
successfully installed.
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