Dell PowerVault ML6000 - Manual (Page 354)

Chapter 12 Installing, Removing, and Replacing
Adding, Removing, and Replacing Tape Drives
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Adding, Removing, and Replacing Tape Drives
The tape drive always resides in a universal drive sled (UDS), and
together they are effectively one unit. If you order a new or replacement
tape drive, it will already be installed in a sled.
Adding a Tape Drive 12
These instructions explain how to add a tape drive to your library. You
can add a tape drive while the library is powered on.
Required tools:
None
1
Save the library configuration (see Saving the Library Configuration
on page 385).
2
Detach the tape drive slot’s cover plate. Loosen the cover plate’s
thumbscrews and remove the plate.
Store the cover plate in a separate cabinet. If you later decide to
remove the tape drive, you will need to reinstall the cover plate.
3
Insert the tape drive into the drive slot. Using the guide rails on both
the tape drive and in the tape drive slot, slowly slide the tape drive
into the slot. The tape drive must be level to slide in smoothly.
Note:
If you are installing multiple tape drives with the library
powered on, follow the special instructions in the note in
Step 3 below.
Note: Special Instructions for Installing Multiple Tape Drives:
If you are installing multiple tape drives with the library
powered on, do not push the drive in all the way yet.
Instead, push it in almost all the way, leaving it out
approximately 3 inches so that it does not connect with the
library’s backplane. Then partially insert all of the other
new tape drives in the same manner. When all the new
tape drives are partially inserted, push them all the way in
at the same time.