Tandberg Data MSERIES RMC, M SERIES Quick Reference Manual

Tandberg Data M-Series Remote Management Card Quick Reference Guide

This Quick Reference Guide
explains how to install the
M-Series Remote Management
Card (RMC) into a Tandberg Data
M-Series tape library.

For your convenience, this task
has been condensed into a few
simple steps. As you perform each
step, watch for instructions that
specifically address a first-time
installation or a field replacement.

If you need help with any part of
these instructions, please contact
Tandberg Customer Support. You
can also receive help in the form of
a complete set of M-Series library
user documents in Portable
Document File (PDF) format by
going to www.tandberg.com.

Once the RMC is installed, it must
be configured using instructions
found in the Tandberg Data

M-Series Remote Management
Card User’s Guide. This User’s
Guide and other applicable

documentation are available in
PDF format on the CD shipped in
the Tandberg Data Field Upgrade
Kit.

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OTE: Adobe Acrobat Reader is

required to view and print PDF
documents. To download a free
copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, go
to www.adobe.com.

STEP 1: PREPARE FOR INSTALLATION/REPLACEMENT

a. If this is a first-time installation, make sure your library has firmware version

3.03 or later. For a complete list of system requirements, refer to the Tandberg
Data M-Series Remote Management Card User’s Guide, P/N T6473046.

b. Make sure you have the tools recommended for this procedure:

-- #1 Phillips

-- Slotted screwdriver.

-- T10 TORX

cover of the desktop model of the M-Series library.)

RMC

Main Installation/FRU Components

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.).

-- Handling library components with care and keeping the RMC in its antistatic

packaging until you are ready to install it.

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AUTION: Failure to take adequate antistatic precautions may result in

damage to the RMC or other library components.

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screwdriver.

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screwdriver. (This tool may be required to remove the outer

P2

P1

Interconnect cable

STEP 2: INSTALL THE RMC

a. Loosen the two captive screws that secure

the card cage to the back of the library.

M1500
back panel

Cover plate
mounting
screw

b. Slide the card cage out of the library using

the handle.

c. Locate the expansion slot on the far right-

hand side of the card cage. This is on your
right as you face the back panel.

If this is a first-time installation, remove

the slot cover plate and hold-down clamp.
To do this, remove the mounting screws
securing the cover plate to the card cage

Handle

and then lift the plate out. Then, remove
the screws that secure the hold-down
clamp to the side of the card cage. Save
the clamp and mounting screws for use
later in this installation. Save the cover

M-Series Library Expansion Card Cage

M2500
back panel

OTE: The card cage is identical

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for the M1500 and M2500 libraries.

plate for future use.

If you are replacing an RMC, remove the existing RMC as follows. Disconnect the interconnect cable from the

existing RMC and the library serial port. Remove the hold-down clamp screws from the side of the card cage and set
the hold-down clamp aside. Remove the screws that secure the RMC to the card cage, and then lift the RMC out of the
library expansion slot. Set the RMC and cable that you just removed aside.

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OTE: Refer to the Return Material Authorization (RMA) documents shipped with the replacement RMC for the

appropriate return procedure.

Captive
screws

Slot for
RMC

Cover plate
mounting
screw

d. Carefully remove the new RMC from its antistatic packaging. Hold the

RMC by the edges; avoid contact with RMC components and connectors.

e. Insert the RMC into the expansion slot. Press down gently on the card

edge until the card is securely seated.

f. Secure the RMC to the card cage frame using the two mounting screws

removed earlier.

g. If you plan to install one or more Fibre Channel bridges (FC310 or

FC420), do so now following the instructions found in the Quick
Reference Guide shipped with the Fibre Channel bridge.

h. Reattach the hold-down clamp to secure the card in the slot.

i. Slide the card cage back into the library and secure the cage by

tightening the two captive screws.

Mounting screw

Ethernet 0 (ETH 0)

Ethernet 1 (ETH 1)

Command serial
port (RS-232)

Diagnostic serial
port (RS-232)

LEDs

Mounting screw

RMC Ports and Indicators