Spectra Logic NTIER700 - Manual (Page 24)

Important Information Windows Operating System
July 2012 Release Notes—Spectra nTier700 Backup and Archive Appliance
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W
INDOWS
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PERATING
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YSTEM
Bootup during a RAID rebuild. It can take up to 15 minutes for Microsoft
Windows Storage Server operating system to boot up when the nTier700 is
rebuilding a RAID array.
W
ORKING WITH THE
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ARDWARE
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OMPONENTS
 Extending blades. After powering off a drive that needs replacing, pull
the blade containing the drive out from the chassis gently to prevent
possible vibration issues with the other drives, which are still powered
on and running.
 Moving drives between blades or units. The drives in each blade are
configured as a single RAID set. Spectra Logic strongly recommends
against moving drives from one blade to another or from one Spectra
nTier product to another. Contact SpectraGuard Technical Support if
you want to move drives (see
Contacting Spectra Logic on page 4 ).
 Expanding capacity. Any upgrade to add one or more blades to the
originally purchased configuration must be performed by Spectra
Logic Technical Support (see
Contacting Spectra Logic on page 4 ).
Important
To ensure the security of the Windows Storage Server operating system, install all
security updates presented by Windows Update. DO NOT download and install
drivers from Microsoft. If the nTier700 requires an updated driver, the appropriate
driver will be provided by Spectra Logic. The versions of the hardware drivers
presented by Windows Update may differ from what has been tested and released
for the nTier700.
Important
The Windows Storage Server operating system requires you to install device drivers
before the application software can correctly communicate with tape drives, either
in a library or standalone, connected to the nTier700. Always confirm that you have
the most current driver available for any tape drives in the tape libraries you have
connected to the nTier700.
Important
DO NOT use the Hardware Update Wizard in Windows Device Manager to install
device drivers for tape drives or other devices. The wizard does not install the
drivers correctly on the nTier700. If you previously installed device drivers using the
wizard, you must remove the drivers and then reinstall the drivers. Use the
instructions in the “Updating Tape Drive Device Drivers” section of the Spectra
nTier700 Backup and Archive Appliance User Guide to remove the drivers and then
reinstall them.
Caution
Moving drives from one blade to another or from one nTier to another can
potentially result in lost data.