![]() Based on the drive identifier you determined in Identify the Drive Location on page5, select Replace for the drive that you want to replace. Note: The individual drive types are identified by: fLTO refers to Fibre Channel. Select Configuration > Drives. The Drives screen displays. Replace or Install a Drive REPLACE OR INSTALL A DRIVE This section describes how to replace an existing tape drive or install an additional tape drive, and contains these steps: Preparing the Library (for replacement or installation) Accessing the Drives on page10 (for replacement or installation) Removing the Malfunctioning Drive on page13 (for replacement only) Installing the Drive on page14 (for replacement or installation) When replacing a drive, the new drive must be the same “type” as Y is the drive type (LTO, for example), and DRVx is the number of the drive bay in the DBA. DBA is the drive bay assembly containing the drive, and x is the DBA number a DBA holds up to four drives and one Quad‐Interface Processor (QIP). Gathering Tools and Supplies Spectra T950 or T-Finity Library The user interface nomenclature uses FRx/DBAx/Y-DRVx: FR is the library frame in which the drive is installed and x is the frame number there can be up to six frames in a cascade. Back panel drive locations and their identifiers (T380 shown) Drive bay opening Drive 3 Drive 4 QIP DBA 3 3 DRVx is the number of the drive bay in the DBA, as viewed from the back of the library. Identify the Drive Location Spectra T200, T380, or T680 Library The user interface nomenclature uses DBAx/Y-DRVx: DBAx is the number of the drive bay assembly (DBA) containing the drive a DBA holds up to four drives and one Quad‐Interface Processor (QIP). Your backup software, the library, or both may indicate a drive problem. Gathering Tools and Supplies Gathering Tools and Supplies You must have the following to complete this procedure: Item Description Supplies ESD protection equipment A Replacement Fibre Channel tape drive example SCSI tape drive example Drive from Spectra Logic IDENTIFY THE DRIVE LOCATION Note: If you are installing an additional drive, rather than replacing a drive, skip to Drive Installation Preparation on page10. Method Description QIP-attach drives Backups running to all other drives in the library (or partition) can safely (all libraries) continue while y Continuing or Stopping Backups Use the following guidelines if you are installing or replacing a drive in a drive bay assembly (DBA) already in the library. Prepare for Maintenance PREPARE FOR MAINTENANCE Make sure you fulfill the prerequisites described in this section and familiarize yourself with all the sections in the document before starting. Most of the figures in this guide show the Spectra T380 library. The relative locations of the components and the procedures are the same for the other l Illustrations The replacement drive that you received may not look exactly like the drives shown in this document. Notices Except as expressly stated herein, Spectra Logic Corporation makes its products and associated documentation on an “AS IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, BOTH OF WHICHĭrive Installation or Replacement Instructions This guide provides instructions for either installing an additional drive or replacing an existing drive in a Spectra T200, T380, T680, T950, or T‐Finity library (the library).
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