Tandberg Data REPLACE TAPE DRIVE IN T24 OR T48, Storagelibrary T24, Storagelibrary T48 User Manual
INSTALLING A TAPE DRIVE IN
This document explains how to install or replace a tape drive in the Tandberg
StorageLibrary T24 or Tandberg StorageLibrary T48. Please read the entire section that
you are using prior to beginning the procedure.
PREPARING FOR INSTALLATION OR REPLACEMENT
Note: If your library is installed in a rack, it is not necessary to remove the library from the
rack to complete this procedure. It is also not necessary to disconnect the Ethernet
cable from the back of the library.
Obtain these items—a #2 Phillips screwdriver and a small flat-blade screwdriver.
Ensure that the environment is free of conditions that could cause electrostatic
discharge (ESD)—If possible, use an antistatic mat and a grounded static protection
wristband during installation. If a mat and wristband are not available, touch a known
grounded surface, such as a computer’s metal chassis.
Warning
Warnung
Advertencia
Before performing any installation or maintenance procedures, be
sure that the library’s power switch is off and that the power cord is
disconnected from the library and the outlet.
Vor der Ausführung von Installations- oder Wartungsarbeiten ist
darauf zu achten, daß der Library-Netzschalter auf “Aus” gestellt ist
und daß das Anschlußkabel vom Library und der Steckdose entfernt
ist.
Antes de realizar cualquier procedimiento de instalación o de
mantenimiento, comprobar que el interruptor de alimentación de la
biblioteca está apagado y que el cable de alimentación no está
enchufado ni a la biblioteca ni a la toma de corriente.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Both the StorageLibrary T24 and StorageLibrary T48 Library accommodate Ultrium 3
(LTO-3) or Ultrium 2 (LTO-2) tape drives in half height (HH) or full height (FH)
configurations. Neither library will accommodate LTO-1 tape drives.
! Important
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Installing additional tape drives page 8
Replacing a tape drive with the same configuration
(half height -to- half height or full height -to- full height)
Replacing a half height tape drive with a full height tape drive page 19
Reconfiguring the library
(this step must be completed for the library to operate)
Resuming operation page 26
Confirming the installation page 28
Note: Most of the illustrations show SCSI configurations. Use the same steps to install Fibre
Channel tape drives.
Information that is specific to the individual libraries is indicated as follows:
The tape drives must be specially configured (at the factory) for use in a
StorageLibrary T24 or StorageLibrary T48 library. Purchase tape drive
kits only from Tandberg Data or Tandberg-approved suppliers.
page 14
page 25
StorageLibrary T24—One full height tape drive or two half height tape drives
StorageLibrary T48—One or two full height tape drives, or one, two, three, or four half
height tape drives
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REFERENCE ILLUSTRATIONS
StorageLibrary T24—
StorageLibrary T24
Half Height
Tape Drive
Cover Plate (P)
StorageLibrary T24
Full Height
Tape Drive
Cover Plate (P)
Upper SCSI
cover plate (S)
Lower SCSI
cover plate (S)
StorageLibrary T24
Full Height
Fibre Channel
Tape Drive
Cover Plate (P)
Serial cable (C)
! Important
Connect to
tape drive (white)
Connect to
library (black)
Be sure to use the serial cable (C) that came with your replacement
kit. The serial cables are specifically configured (at the factory) for use
with the individual tape drives.
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Drive 2
Drive 1
Figure 1 StorageLibrary T24 serial cable routing—full height tape drive
Serial cable (C)
Top serial
connector (not used)
Bottom serial
connector
Drive 2
Drive 1
Figure 2 StorageLibrary T24 serial cable routing—half height tape drives
Middle power connector
(not used in this
configuration)
Bottom power
connector
Serial cable (C
Second serial
connector
Bottom serial
connector
Power cable (D)
Library power
connector
)
Figure 3 StorageLibrary T24 power cable routing—full height tape drive
Figure 4 StorageLibrary T24 power cable routing—half height tape drives
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Power cable (D)
Top power
connector (upper TD)
Library power
connector
Middle power
connector (lower TD)
StorageLibrary T48—
StorageLibrary T48
Tape Drive
Cover Plate (P)
Half Height
SCSI configuration
StorageLibrary T48
Tape Drive
Cover Plate (P)
SCSI cover
plate (S)
SCSI cover
plate (S)
Full Height
Fibre Channel
configuration
Serial cable (C)
Connect to tape
drive (white)
Connect to
library (black)
! Important
Be sure to use the serial cable (C) that came with your
replacement kit. The serial cables are specifically configured
(at the factory) for use with the individual tape drives.
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Serial cable (C)
Drive 4
Drive 3
Drive 2
Drive 1
Figure 5 StorageLibrary T48 serial cable routing—full height tape drives
Drive 4
Drive 3
Top serial
connector (not used)
Third serial
connector (not used)
Second serial
connector
Bottom serial
connector
Serial cable (C)
Top serial
connector
Third serial
connector
Drive 2
Drive 1
Figure 6 StorageLibrary T48 serial cable routing—half height tape drives
Second serial
connector
Bottom serial
connector
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Top power connector
(not used in this
configuration)
Third power connector
Second power connector
(not used in this
configuration)
Bottom power
connector
Figure 7 StorageLibrary T48 power cable routing—full height tape drives
Power cable (D)
Library power
connector
Power cable (D)
Library power
connector
Figure 8 StorageLibrary T48 power cable routing—half height tape drives
Top power
connector
Third power
connector
Second power
connector
Bottom power
connector
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INSTALLING ADDITIONAL TAPE DRIVES
To install an additional tape drive (or tape drives), follow these steps:
1. Preparing for replacement—
a. Power off the library (press the 0 on the back of the unit)
b. Disconnect the power cord, the SCSI or Fibre Channel cable(s), and the terminator
(if one is installed).
c. Power off the host
d. Remove the tape drive cover plate (
Back of library
Screws
P). Set the plate and the screws aside.
Tap e d r i v e
cover plate (P)
Screws
Power OFF
(press the 0)
Disconnect
power cord
Figure 9 Tape drive cover plate (StorageLibrary T24 library shown)
Note: This figure shows the StorageLibrary T24 SCSI library with one half height tape
drive installed. Remove the StorageLibrary T48 tape drive cover plate (SCSI and
Fibre Channel) the same way.
2. Removing the internal cooling plates and disconnecting cables—
! Important
tape drives, but leave all empty tape drive bays covered. The
plates are required for proper cooling.
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Remove as many internal cooling plates as necessary to add
a. Remove the two screws (A) holding the tape drive cooling plate (B). Remove the
plate, and discard it and the screws.
Screws (A)
Cooling plate (B)
Figure 10 StorageLibrary T24 tape drive cooling plate
b. Disconnect the power cables (
D) from all of the tape drives.
3. Installing the tape drive—
Looking inside
back of library
Retaining
tab
Single half height
tape drive (cables
removed for
clarity)
! Important
Channel tape drives in the StorageLibrary T48 library, as it does
not support mixed tape drive configurations.
Do not mix full height and half height or SCSI and Fibre
a. Locate the serial cable (
C) that came in your replacement kit and attach it to the
appropriate serial connector inside the library.
StorageLibrary T24 library serial cable connections—
Half height tape drive—see Figure 2
Tape drive Quantity
Second tape drive Top Top Dr i ve 2
Half height
Single tape drive Bottom Bottom Drive 1
Install in this
opening...
Serial
connector
Internal
label
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