Preparing to use the 5u library control module – Dell PowerVault ML6000 User Manual

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Chapter 12 Installing, Removing, and Replacing

Replacing the 5U Library Control Module

Dell PowerVault ML6000 User’s Guide

306

Preparing to Use the 5U
Library Control Module

12

1

Close the library’s I/E station and access doors.

2

Add the tape drives to the modules. For details, see

Adding,

Removing, and Replacing Tape Drives

on page 354.

3

Add the power supplies. For details, see

Adding, Removing, and

Replacing Power Supplies

on page 330.

4

Install the LCB from the removed 5U Library Control Module in the

new 5U Library Control Module. For details, see

Removing and

Replacing the Library Control Blade and LCB Compact Flash Card

on

page 320.

5

Connect all power cords, network data cables, and module-to-

module cables. Make sure the module terminators are installed in

their previous positions at the top and bottom of the stack of

modules. For cabling instructions, see

Cabling the Library

on

page 212.

6

Power on the library.

7

Re-create and/or modify partitions, cleaning slots, and I/E station

slots as desired.

8

Import tape cartridges into the correct partitions as needed.

9

Save the library configuration (see

Saving the Library Configuration

on page 385.

10

If the host application inventories the location of each tape cartridge

in the library, open the host application and reinventory in order to

sync its logical inventory with the physical inventory of the library.

Due to the way the library logically addresses its tape drives and slots

internally, replacing a control module may change the element

addresses, and this can affect proper communication to a controlling

host. See

Understanding Logical Element Addressing

on page 38.

Because of this, you must refresh the configuration of any backup

application that manages the library to reflect the adjusted positions.

In addition, you may need to reboot the host server(s) or rescan the

bus to detect the changes.

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