Dell PowerVault ML6000 User Manual
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Chapter 12 Installing, Removing, and Replacing
Adding, Removing, and Replacing Tape Drives
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7
Remove the tape drive by gripping the tape drive handle and pulling
the entire tape drive toward you.
8
Add the new tape drive in the vacant slot. Using the guide rails on
both the tape drive and the tape drive slot, slowly slide the tape drive
into the slot. The tape drive must be level to slide in smoothly.
9
Tighten the tape drive’s thumbscrews to secure the tape drive to the
module.
The thumbscrews must be aligned with the module’s screw holes. If
they are not aligned, the tape drive was not inserted correctly.
10
Power on the library (if itis not powered on already) and wait for
initialization to complete.
11
If the green LED is solidly lit for three seconds and then blinks twice,
wait 10-15 minutes while the universal drive sled (UDS) firmware
upgrades.
There are two types of firmware related to the tape drive: firmware
for the tape drive itself, and firmware for the UDS that surrounds the
tape drive. The UDS firmware is part of the library firmware. The
library automatically upgrades the UDS firmware if the firmware on
the newly inserted UDS is different than the library’s current UDS
firmware. Firmware downloads may take about 15 minutes.
12
Connect the host interface cables to the tape drive.
13
Take the tape drive online.
a
From the
Operations
menu, select
Drive > Change Mode
.
The
Change Drive Mode
screen appears.
b
Locate the tape drive that you want to take online.
c
In the
New
column, click
Offline
to change the mode to
Online
.
14
Check the tape drive’s LEDs to make sure that the drive functions
correctly (see
on page 400. If the blue or amber
LED stays on solid, reseat the tape drive.
15
If necessary, upgrade tape drive firmware by following the
Updating Library and Tape Drive
on page 199. The library can use the tape drive
immediately after the tape drive firmware is upgraded.
16
When swapping out a tape drive, if the
Logical SN Addressing
feature
is enabled, the library reports a logical tape drive serial number to the
host that remains with the slot, so a replacement tape drive in the