Spectra Logic T380 - Manual (Page 17)

Replace or Install a Drive Installing the Drive
April 2013 Drive Installation or Replacement—Spectra T200, T380, T680, T950, and T-Finity Library
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2. Based on the DBA type, and the type of drive you are replacing, remove
or install the drive adaptor as needed.
Note: The drive adaptor ships in a different box than the drive.
 For the original DBA ( Figure 10 ) with black and blue connectors
(part number 90948021), install the adaptor on the bottom of LTO-5
and later generation and TS1140 technology drives, if not present.
a. Carefully plug the adaptor into the bottom of the drive. The
connector is keyed and will only fit one way (
Figure 13 ).
b. Using a #1 Phillips screwdriver, secure the adaptor with the two
screws provided (
Figure 12 ).
 For the Ethernet DBA ( Figure 11 ) with black connectors only (part
number 90948496), remove the adaptor on the bottom of LTO-5 and
later generation and TS1140 technology drives, if present.
a. Using a #1 Phillips screwdriver, remove the two screws securing
the adaptor in place (
Figure 12 ).
b. Carefully remove the adaptor as shown ( Figure 13 ).
Installing the Drive
Follow the steps in this section to install a tape drive in your library.
1. Refer to Drive Replacement Preparation on page 9 to determine where
to install each drive.
 If the library includes QIPs—a drive must be installed in the same
DBA as the QIP that will connect it to the network.
 If the library uses direct-attached Fibre Channel drives for the
robotic control path—installing the drives sequentially, beginning
with the next available drive bay, simplifies the configuration. For
example, if drive 1 is in drive bay 1, install drive 2 in drive bay 2,
and so forth. The T950 and T-Finity libraries do not allow using
direct-attached drives for the robotic control path.
Figure 12 Two screws secure the
adaptor. Figure 13 The adaptor connector only
fits one way.