Spectra Logic Spectra 50, Spectra 50 Series Supplementary Manual
Spectra 50-Series Library
Tape Drive Replacement Guide
P.N. 90970008 Revision A
Spectra 50-Series Library Tape Drive Replacement Guide
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Notices
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Spectra 50-Series Library Tape Drive Replacement Guide
Copyright © 2005 Spectra Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
About This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Estimated Time Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Materials and Tools Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Preparing the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Moving the Carousel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Using the Run Robotics Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Removing the Library Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Removing the Old Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Removing the DBA from the Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Removing the Drive from the DBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installing the New Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installing the Drive in the DBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Reinstalling the DBA in the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Returning the Library to Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Replacing the Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Testing the New Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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Spectra 50-Series Library Tape Drive Replacement Guide
Introduction
About This Guide
This guide describes the procedure for replacing a tape drive in the Spectra 50-Series library.
Note: This guide shows pictures of a library that has two full-height drives installed.
The same procedure can be followed for any drive configuration.
Estimated Time Required
This procedure takes about 30 minutes.
Materials and Tools Required
You need a replacement LTO tape drive as shown in Figure 1. Note that the drive needs to be:
• The same type as you already have installed in the library.
• The drive must be already installed in a Spectra 50-Series library drive sled.
You also need:
• A #1 Phillips screwdriver
• An anti-static wrist strap
Figure 1 An LTO tape drive in a Spectra 50-Series library drive sled.
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Spectra 50-Series Library Tape Drive Replacement Guide
Preparing the Library
Moving the Carousel
Before you can replace a drive, you must position an empty TeraPack carrier space behind the drive
bay assembly (DBA). This makes it possible to access and remove the DBA.
If your library is fully loaded, you must remove a TeraPack magazine first.
Both these procedures are covered in the following pages; be sure to read them in order.
Before you begin this process, read the following useful information on how magazines and carriers
are numbered inside the library.
• Physical magazine numbers have nothing to do with the logical chambers found in a library
partition.
• Magazines are numbered clockwise.
For example, if Magazine 1 is at the TAP, and you are facing the front of the library, then
Magazine 2 is the next magazine to the left, Magazine 10 is the next magazine to the right, and
Magazine 6 is behind the DBA (see Figure 2).
Figure 2 How the magazines are numbered.
DBA
Bar
Code
Reader
TAP
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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