Dell PowerVault ML6000 - Manual (Page 261)

Chapter 12 Installing, Removing, and Replacing
Adding 9U Library Expansion Modules to an Existing Library
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Preparing to Install an
Additional 9U Library
Expansion Module
12
Prepare to install an additional 9U Library Expansion Module as follows:
Required tools:
• Phillips #2 screwdriver, for removing and replacing the top cover
plate
• T10 TORX screwdriver, for removing and replacing the bottom cover
plate
You need to unstack the library to install the new 9U Library Expansion
Module at the bottom of the new library configuration.
1
Upgrade the library firmware to a level that can support the number
of modules you are adding. See Updating Library and Tape Drive
Firmware on page 199 for information on upgrading firmware.
2 If you have a partition that spans modules, and you plan to add the
new 9U Library Expansion Module between those modules, you
must delete the partition before adding the new module (see Deleting
Partitions on page 76).
3
Remove all tape cartridges from the library using the import and
export commands of the operator panel or Web client.
4
Power off the library.
5 Disconnect all power cords, network data cables, and module-to-
module cables from all of the modules.
Warning:
Without tape drives, tape cartridges, or power supplies, a
5U Library Control Module weighs approximately 60 lbs
(27.2 kg). A 9U Expansion Module, without tape drives,
tape cartridges, or power supplies, exceeds 65 lbs (29.5 kg).
To avoid serious injury, at least two people are required to
safely lift the modules.
Caution:
If the library contains a partition that spans modules, and
you plan to install the new 9U Library Expansion Module
between those modules, you must delete the partition
before adding the new module, and re-create the partition
after installing the module.