Dell PowerVault ML6000 - Manual (Page 356)

Chapter 12 Installing, Removing, and Replacing
Adding, Removing, and Replacing Tape Drives
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tape drive positions and the presence of the new drive. In addition,
you may need to reboot the host server(s) or rescan the bus to detect
the changes.
Permanently Removing a
Tape Drive 12
These instructions explain how to remove a tape drive that you do not
intend to replace with another one. You may want to permanently
remove a tape drive from your library if you are decreasing the size of
your SAN or reducing the number of partitions in your library.
You can remove a tape drive while the library is powered on. Do not,
however, remove a tape drive that is currently in use.
Required tools:
None
1 Prepare host applications for tape drive removal.
2 Save the library configuration.
3
If there is a tape cartridge in the target tape drive, use the Web client
to unload it.
4
Using the Web client, delete the partition that uses the target tape
drive. Then re-create the partition, if desired, using another tape
drive.
5 Disconnect the host interface cables from the tape drive that you
want to remove.
6 From the back of the library, loosen the tape drive’s thumbscrews.
7
Remove the tape drive by gripping the tape drive handle and pulling
the entire tape drive toward you.
8
Install a cover plate over the vacant tape drive slot.
If you cannot find a cover plate, order one. It is important that all
vacant slots have a cover plate to keep unwanted materials out of the
library.
9 Due to the way the library logically addresses its tape drives
internally (see Understanding Logical Element Addressing on
page 38), permanently removing a tape drive from the library may
Warning:
Running the library without a cover plate can be
dangerous. Doing so also causes the library to run at a
reduced speed.