Spectra Logic T380 User Manual

Spectra T200, T380, T680,

T950, and T-Finity

Drive Installation or Replacement

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Part Number 91010010 Revision C

Revision

History

Revision Date Description

A November 2008 Initial release

B May 2010 Added the T-Finity library

C April 2013 Added LTO-6 and TS1140 technology drives

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DRIVE INSTALLATION OR

REPLACEMENT

This guide provides instructions for either installing an additional drive or
replacing an existing drive in a Spectra T200, T380, T680, T950, or T-Finity
library (the library).

Task

Prepare for Maintenance page 5

Continuing or Stopping Backups page 5

Ensuring ESD Protection page 5

Gathering Tools and Supplies page 6

Replace or Install a Drive page 9

Preparing the Library page 9

Accessing the Drives page 12

Removing the Malfunctioning Drive page 14

Determining Drive Sled Adaptor
Requirements

Installing the Drive page 17

page 15

Complete the Procedure page 20

Resolving Firmware Mismatches page 20

Connecting the Cables page 21

Testing the Drive page 25

Installing the Cover or Securing the
Rear Door

Adding the Drive to a Partition page 26

Restarting Backups page 26

Return the Component page 27

page 26

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Illustrations The replacement drive that you received may not look

exactly like the drives shown in this document.

Most of the figures in this guide show the Spectra T380 library. The relative
locations of the components and the procedures are the same for the other
libraries unless otherwise indicated. The differences are indicated by
library type; for example:

 Spectra T200, T380, or T680—items indicated with this text refer to any

one of these three libraries.

 Spectra T950 and T-Finity—items indicated with this text refer to

either of these two libraries.

User Interface Updates The BlueScale user interface changes as new
features are added or other modifications are made between software
revisions. Therefore, the user interface screens on your library may differ
from those shown in this document.

Drive Bay Assemblies Each drive is mounted on a drive sled which is
installed in a drive bay assembly (DBA) in the back of the library. If there
are no empty drive bays in your library, you must install a new DBA to
accommodate additional drives.

Tape Drive Support This table shows the tape drives supported by the
individual libraries.

Library LT O - 3 LT O - 4 LT O - 5 LT O - 6 TS1140

technology

T200 YYYY N

T380 YYYY N

T680 YYYY N

T950 YYYY N

T-FinityNYYY Y

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Prepare for Maintenance Continuing or Stopping Backups

PREPARE FOR MAINTENANCE

Make sure you fulfill the prerequisites described in this section and
familiarize yourself with all the sections in the document before starting.

Continuing or Stopping Backups

Use the following guidelines if you are installing or replacing a drive in a
drive bay assembly (DBA) already in the library.

Robotic Control
Path

QIP or RIM
(all libraries)

Direct-attached
Fibre Channel drive
(Spectra T200,
T380, T680)

Note: Selecting a drive to provide the robotic control path is part of configuring a partition. Refer to

the library’s User Guide for more information.

Description

Backups running to all other drives in the library (or partition) can safely
continue while you install a new drive or replace an existing one.

Backups running to other drives in the library (or partition) can safely continue
while you install a new drive or replace an existing one, unless the drive you are
replacing is the one exporting the library (that is, providing the robotic control
path for the partition). If the drive you are replacing provides the control path
for the robotics, stop backup operations to the partition.

Note: T950 and T-Finity libraries do not support using a direct-attached drive

to provide the robotic control path.

Ensuring ESD Protection

The repair environment for the library must be free of conditions that
could cause electrostatic discharge (ESD). To protect the library from ESD,

follow these procedures when repairing or testing the library:

 Place a static protection mat on the work surface used while removing

and installing library components. Use a 1-megohm resistor to ground
the static protection mat.

 Wear a static protection wrist band whenever you handle library

components that have been removed from their antistatic bags. Connect
this wrist band to the static protection mat or to other suitable ESD
grounding.

 Keep all electronic components in antistatic bags when not in use.

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Prepare for Maintenance Gathering Tools and Supplies

Fibre Channel SCSI

tape drive example tape drive example

TS1140 technology
tape drive example

Gathering Tools and Supplies

You must have the following to complete this procedure:

Item Description

Supplies  ESD protection equipment

A Replacement
Drive from Spectra
Logic

To ol s
T200 and T380 only

 A #2 Phillips screwdriver

You need the following if you need to install a drive sled adaptor. See

Determining Drive Sled Adaptor Requirements on page 15.

Item Description

To ol s  A #1 Phillips screwdriver

Drive Sled Adaptor
(PN 90948360)

Understanding Component Identifiers

Each drive in the library has a unique drive component identifier.
Drives are identified in the library’s BlueScale user interface using the
format shown in the following sections.

 Spectra T200, T380, or T680 Library on page 7
 Spectra T950 or T-Finity Library on page 8

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Prepare for Maintenance Understanding Component Identifiers

QIP

QIP

QIP

Drive 4

Drive 3

Drive 1 Drive 2

Drive 4

Drive 3

Drive 1 Drive 2

Drive 4

Drive 3

Drive 1 Drive 2

DBA 3

DBA 2

DBA 1

3

2

1

This figure shows the relationship between the
DBA number and the drive locations used in
the identifier.

Back panel drive locations and

their identifiers (T380 shown)

Drive bay
opening

Spectra T200, T380, or T680 Library The BlueScale software
component identifier for drives has the form DBAx/Y-DRVx:

 DBAx

is the number of the drive bay assembly (DBA) containing the

drive

; a DBA holds up to four drives and one Quad-Interface

Processor (QIP) or Robotics Interface Module (RIM

).

 Y is the drive type.

 fLTO refers to a Fibre Channel LTO drive.
 LTO refers to a SCSI LTO drive.

 DRVx is the number of the drive bay in the DBA, as viewed from the

back of the library.

Example If a Fibre Channel drive is installed in DBA2, drive position 4,
its identifier is DBA2/fLTO-DRV4.

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Prepare for Maintenance Understanding Component Identifiers

QIP

QIP

QIP

Drive 4

Drive 3

Drive 1 Drive 2

Drive 4

Drive 3

Drive 1 Drive 2

Drive 4

Drive 3

Drive 1 Drive 2

DBA 3

DBA 2

DBA 1

3

2

1

QIP

Drive 4

Drive 3

Drive 1 Drive 2

4

QIP

Drive 4

Drive 3

Drive 1 Drive 2

5

QIP

Drive 4

Drive 3

Drive 1 Drive 2

6

Frame 1

DBA 4

DBA 6

DBA 5

Back panel drive locations and

their identifiers (T950 shown)

(optional)

(optional)

(optional)

Spectra T950 or T-Finity Library The BlueScale software component
identifier for drives has the form FRx/DBAx/Y-DRVx:

 FRx is the number of the frame from left to right when viewed from

the front of the library.

 DBAx is the number of the drive bay assembly containing the drive;

a DBA holds up to four drives. If the optional DBAs shown in the
photo are replaced by TeraPack Bay Assemblies, the top DBA
becomes DBA 3.

 Y is the drive type

 fLTO refers to a Fibre Channel LTO drive.
 LTO refers to a SCSI LTO drive.
 fTS11x0 refers to a Fibre Channel TS1140 technology drive.

 DRVx is the number of the drive bay in the DBA.

This figure shows the relationship between the DBA number and the
drive locations used in the identifier. The relationship between the DBA
number and drive locations is the same for each additional drive frame.

Example If a Fibre Channel drive is installed in frame 1, DBA2, drive
position 4, its identifier is FR1/DBA2/fLTO-DRV4.

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Replace or Install a Drive Preparing the Library

Important

Failed drive

Component
Identifier

REPLACE OR INSTALL A DRIVE

The following sections describe how to replace an existing tape drive or
install an additional tape drive:

When replacing a drive, the new drive must be the same type (interface and
generation) as the one you replace.

Preparing the Library

Prepare the library to add or replace a drive using the appropriate
instructions:

 Drive Replacement Preparation on page 9

—OR—

 Drive Installation Preparation on page 11

Drive Replacement Preparation

Your backup software, the library, or both may indicate a drive problem.
Identify the problem drive and then check the Drives screen on the library
user interface for the drive’s component identifier.

If the malfunctioning drive contains a cartridge, attempt to use the backup
software or BlueScale user interface to move the cartridge to an empty slot
before replacing the drive. See your library’s User Guide for instructions. If
you are unable to remove the cartridge, continue with the replacement
without removing the cartridge.

After you determine which drive needs replacing, follow these steps to
shut down the drive so that you can remove it from the library.

1. Log into the library with superuser or administrator privileges.

2. Select Configuration > Drives (or DLM). The Drives screen displays.

Figure 1 The Drives screen.

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