Replacing the 9u expansion module – Dell PowerVault ML6000 User Manual
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Chapter 12 Installing, Removing, and Replacing
Replacing a 9U Library Expansion Module
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6
Loosen the two thumbscrews located at the base of the back of the
module.
7
Open the module’s access door and raise the guide pin by pulling it
up and turning it slightly as if it were a screw. Otherwise, the guide
pin may scratch the front doors of the module beneath it.
8
From the front of the library, slide the entire module toward you and
lift it off of the module below it.
9
Repeat these procedures for each module that you need to remove.
10
Remove and replace the cover plates, if appropriate.
a
If you plan to stack the 5U Library Control Module at the top of
the library, and if a 9U Expansion Module will be located below
it, remove the 5U Library Control Module’s bottom cover plate
and the 9U Expansion Module top plate.
b
If you plan to stack the 5U Library Control Module between 9U
Expansion Modules, remove both the top and bottom plates of
the 5U Library Control Module. Also remove the top plate of the
9U Expansion Module located below the 5U Library Control
Module and the bottom plate of the 9U Expansion Module
located above the 5U Library Control Module.
c
If you plan to stack the 5U Library Control Module at the bottom
of the library, and if a 9U Expansion Module will be located
above it, remove the 5U Library Control Module’s top plate and
the 9U Expansion Module’s bottom plate.
Replacing the 9U
Expansion Module
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1
Remove all tape drives from the 9U Library Expansion Module that
you are adding. See
Adding, Removing, and Replacing Tape Drives
on page 354 for instructions on removing tape drives.
2
Remove the power supplies from the 9U Library Expansion Module
Adding, Removing, and Replacing Power
on page 330 for instructions on removing power supplies.
Caution:
Before removing the 5U Library Control Module’s
bottom cover plate, the robot assembly must be