HP StoreEver LTO Ultrium Tape Blades - Manual (Page 71)

4. Power on the partner server blade. The tape drive will run its hardware self-test, which takes
about 5 seconds. If self-test passes, the green Ready LED on the tape drive flashes and then shows
steady green.
Follow normal operating procedures to work with the Tape Blade. Follow the step-by-step
instructions in this User Guide.
Replacing the Tape Blade chassis
There are five stages to this process:
• Power down the Tape Blade and remove it from the blade enclosure
• Full-height partner server blades only: Remove the coupler plate from the faulty Tape Blade chassis
• Remove the good tape drive from the faulty Tape Blade chassis
• Insert the tape drive into the replacement chassis
• Install the replacement Tape Blade and power it up
Remove the Tape Blade
1. Power down the partner server blade. This powers down the Tape Blade, see “ Powering the
Tape Blade on and off ” on page 33.
NOTE:
Do not power down the partner server blade and remove power from the drive during read,
write, fast-search, load and unload activities.
NOTE:
If there is a half-height server blade in the device bay directly above the Tape Blade, please
remove it before you remove the Tape Blade. See the server blade documentation for more
details.
2. Grasp the metal release latch, at the bottom of the Tape Blade in c7000 enclosures and to the
right of the Tape Blade in c3000 enclosures, and pull forward until the locking mechanism
disengages.
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