Replacing cartridge magazines, Replacing the library enclosure, Preparing the defective library for replacement – Dell TL2000 User Manual

Page 196: Replacing, Cartridge, Magazines, Library, Enclosure, Preparing, Defective

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Note:

Use

care

when

selecting

the

appropriate

VPD

to

restore

from/to.

An

error

in

selection

here

could

cause

a

long

downtime.

13.

Package

the

failed

Library

Controller

Card

in

the

same

packaging

in

which

the

new

control

board

was

shipped

to

you

and

return

to

Dell.

Replacing

Cartridge

Magazines

To

replace

a

cartridge

magazine,

refer

to

one

of

the

following

procedures:

v

Using

the

Web

User

Interface,

refer

to

v

Using

the

Operator

Control

Panel,

refer

to

v

If

your

library

can

not

be

powered

ON,

refer

to

Replacing

the

Library

Enclosure

This

procedure

is

necessary

when

the

library

accessor

or

display

fails.

These

components

are

contained

within

the

replacement

library

enclosure.

The

replacement

library

enclosure

includes

cartridge

magazines,

a

power

supply,

a

Library

Controller

Card,

and

a

packet

of

library

foot

pads.

These

items

are

included

with

the

replacement

library

enclosure

due

to

safety

agency

requirements.

These

unused

parts

will

be

removed

from

the

replacement

library

enclosure

and

sent

back

to

Dell

installed

in

the

defective

library.

The

old

parts

currently

in

your

defective

library

will

be

removed,

and

installed

into

the

replacement

library

enclosure.

Note:

To

reduce

the

risk

of

personal

injury

or

damage

to

equipment:

v

observe

local

health

and

safety

requirements

and

guidelines

for

manual

material

handling

v

obtain

adequate

assistance

to

lift

and

stabilize

the

library

during

installation

or

removal

Minimum

Installation

Time

:

1

hr.

Minimum

Number

of

Persons

Required

:

2

Recommended

Tools

:

#2

Phillips

screw

driver,

paper

clip,

blank

(or

scratch)

data

cartridge

Preparing

the

Defective

Library

for

Replacement

1.

If

possible,

use

the

Operator

Control

Panel

to

unload

any

drives

that

contain

a

cartridge

(Control

→

Move

Cartridges

).

2.

Power

OFF

the

defective

library.

3.

Disconnect

the

following

cables

from

the

rear

panel

of

the

defective

library

(as

shown

in

TL2000/TL4000.):

a.

Power

cord

( 6 )

–

disconnect

from

the

library’s

power

source,

then

from

the

rear

of

the

library

b.

Host

interface

cable

( 1 ,

2 ,

and/or

4 )

c.

Ethernet

cable

( 5 ),

if

necessary

10-10

Dell

PowerVault

TL2000

Tape

Library

and

TL4000

Tape

Library

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