TANDBERG MSERIES FC, Data FC420 Quick Reference Manual
Tandberg Data FC420 Fibre Channel Bridge Quick Reference Guide
FIBRE CHANNEL BRIDGE
This Quick Reference Guide
explains how to:
QUICK REFERENCE
GUIDE
-- Install up to three FC420
bridges into a Tandberg
Data M2500 tape library
-- Replace an FC420 bridge
For your convenience, these
tasks have been integrated in
this document into one easy-tofollow procedure. As you
perform the procedure, watch
for instructions that specifically
address a first-time installation
or field replacement.
The Tandberg Data Web site
(www.tandberg Data.com)
also has a complete set of
M2500 documents in PDF
format.
STEP 1: PREPARE FOR INSTALLATION/REPLACEMENT
a. If this is a first-time installation (system upgrade), make sure you
have the following system requirements:
-- Point-to-point/fabric or arbitrated public or private loop topology.
-- For fabric configurations, a Fibre Channel switch approved by
Tandberg Data.
-- Network management software package approved by Tandberg
Data.
®
-- Windows
7 and 8, or other operating system approved by Tandberg Data.
Note: For a complete list of Tandberg Data-approved networking
hardware, software, and operating systems, contact the Tandberg
Data Help Desk or an authorized Tandberg Data sales
representative.
b. Make sure you have the tools recommended for this procedure:
-- #1 Phillips® screwdriver.
NT 4.0 SP6 or later, Windows 2000 SP2 or later, Solaris®
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-- Flat-blade screwdriver.
c. Take precautions to prevent electrostatic discharge (ESD). These
precautions include:
-- Wearing a properly grounded antistatic wrist strap.
-- Wearing other antistatic apparel (smock, footwear, etc.).
-- Keeping the FC420 Fibre bridge in its antistatic packaging until you
are ready to configure and install it.
Caution: Failure to take adequate antistatic precautions may
result in damage to the FC420 bridge or other library
components.
STEP 2: INSTALL FC420 BRIDGE(S)
a. Turn off the library.
SCSI adapter
b. To install/replace the first FC420 bridge,
loosen the captive screws securing the
primary electronics module, and then
slide the module out using the handle.
c. If you are installing/replacing a second
or third FC420 bridge, remove the six
screws that secure the auxiliary
electronics module to the library back
panel. Save the screws.
Slots for
additional
FC420
bridges
Mounting
screws
(6 total;
3 per side
d. Prepare the expansion slot(s) required
for the installation.
If this is a first-time installation,
remove the hold-down clamp from the
top of the primary electronics module.
Auxiliary
electronics
module
Save this clamp for reinstallation later.
Also remove the cover plate from each
slot required for the installation. If
desired, save the cover plate(s) for
future use.
M-2500 Library Back Panel
If you are replacing an FC420 bridge,
note the location of all cable connections, and then remove all cables from the defective FC420. Then,
remove and set aside the hold-down clamp. Finally, remove the screws that secure the FC420 to the card
cage and lift the FC420 out of the library expansion slot. Save the hold-down clamp for reinstallation.
Captive
screws
Slot for
the first
FC420
bridge
Primary
electronics
module
Handle
e. Insert the FC420 bridge(s) into the expansion slot(s) prepared in step 2d
. Press down gently on the card edge
until each card is securely seated.
f. Repeat step 2e
until all FC420 bridges have been installed.
g. Secure each FC420 bridge to the electronics module frame using the screws provided.
h. To secure the primary electronics module, reattach the hold-down clamp and then slide the module back into the
library, securing it by tightening the captive screws.
i. To secure the auxiliary electronics module, insert the module into the library and secure it to the back panel
using the six screws removed in step 2c
.
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