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Installing/Replacing Hardware: Dell™ PowerVault™ 132T Tape Library User's Guide

Installing/Replacing a Drive

Replacing the Barcode Scanner

Replacing the Remote Management Unit

Installing/Replacing the Storage Networking Controller

This section describes how to install and/or replace the PowerVault 132T library customer-replaceable hardware.

Your library can contain up to two drives. If you have one drive, you can install an additional drive by following the procedure below.

NOTE: With LUN partitioning, the library can support a mix of LTO drive generations within a single unit. The library does not support an LTO drive in the same library with an SDLT drive.

1. Remove the drive module from the packaging.
2. Power down the library and disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet.
3. Power down the host and disconnect the cable connecting the library and host.
4. From the back of the library, locate the available drive slot.
5. Loosen the four thumbscrews on the cover plate and remove the cover plate (Figure 1).
6. Store the cover plate in a convenient place. It is required for proper operation and cooling of the library if the optional drive is ever removed.

Figure 1. Drive module cover plate removal



7. Slide the drive module into position (Figure 2) being careful to ensure that the metal edge on the drive module is inserted into the plastic guide on the left side of the drive bay. Do not use excessive force when inserting the drive sled or you may cause damage to your library.

Figure 2. Drive module installation



8. Tighten the four thumbscrews. Make sure the back plate is flush with the chassis and all screws are fully tightened.
9. Connect one end of the SCSI bus cable to the drive sled SCSI connector and the other end to the host.
10. Install an LVD terminator on the last device of the SCSI chain.
11. Plug the power cable into a grounded electrical outlet.
12. Power on the library.
13. When the library is online, power on the host.

NOTE: A drive must always be present in the first slot (shown on the right in the figure above).

For setting up a specific SCSI address for the new drive, see Configuring SCSI and Fibre Parameters.

If you are replacing an existing drive, remove the drive by loosening the thumbscrews and pulling out the drive sled. Follow Steps 7 through 13 in Installing a Drive to install the new drive.

The barcode scanner enables your library to read tape cartridge information contained in a barcode label attached to each of the data cartridges. This information becomes part of the application software's library cartridge inventory. Follow the procedure below to replace a barcode scanner.

Tools required: Philips screwdriver

1. Remove the barcode scanner module (Figure 3) from the packaging. Be careful not to handle the barcode scanner on the glass lens.

Figure 3. Barcode scanner


2. Power down your library and disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet.
3. Open the IE door, which is located to the right of the media access door.
4. Unscrew the top and bottom screws on the bracket inside the IE door and pull straight out to remove door and bracket (Figure 4). Save the screws, you will need them to re-install the door.

NOTE: You may need to pull firmly to remove the door.

Figure 4. Bracket screws and IE door removal


5. Remove the existing barcode scanner by loosening the two screws on the top of the IE door bracket and detaching the scanner from the bracket.
6. Align the two screw holes on the top of the new barcode scanner with the screw holes on the IE door bracket (Figure 5).
7. Attach the new barcode scanner to the bracket using the two screws that came with the barcode scanner.

Figure 5. Attaching barcode scanner to bracket


8. Locate the two receptacles inside the library underneath the LCD screen. Insert the connector on the barcode scanner into the back receptacle (Figure 6).
   Figure 6. Receptacle for barcode scanner connector
   

9. After connecting the bar code scanner cable to the rear receptacle, route the cable to the right of the scanner. Route it over the top of the plastic projection that the barcode scanner is connected to so that the cable fits against the groove in the plastic (Figure 7). Hold onto the cable as you begin sliding the bar code scanner assembly back into the library.

CAUTION: If the cable is not correctly routed, it can interfere with the picker’s travel.

Figure 7. Routed cable


10. Slide the plastic tab on the right side of the IE door bracket, into the metal guide inside the library. Push straight in until the bracket firmly seats against the front of the unit (Figure 8).

CAUTION: If the IE door assembly does not fit flush against the library, the cable is not routed properly. If you force the IE door rather than reroute the cable, you can crack the door assembly.

Figure 8. Installing IE door/barcode scanner assembly


11. Reattach the IE door/barcode scanner assembly to the library using the two screws you removed from the bracket in Step 4 (Figure 9).

    Figure 9. Reattaching barcode scanner assembly

    
12. Ensure that your barcode scanner is enabled by following the steps in Configure Barcode Scanner.

1. Remove the RMU from the packaging.
2. Power down your library and disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet.
3. From the back of the library, locate the RMU. Remove the RMU by loosening the thumbscrew and pulling out the RMU (Figure 10).

Figure 10. RMU removal


4. Slide the new RMU into position and tighten the thumbscrew (Figure 11).

Figure 11. RMU module installation


5. Plug the power cable into a grounded electrical outlet.
6. Power on the library.

The library will detect the presence of the RMU. If you want to set a new IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Address, go to the Setup Wizard or Configure RMU.

1. Remove the SNC from the packaging.
2. Power down your library and disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet.
3. From the back of the library, locate the available SNC slot. Loosen the four thumbscrews on the cover plate and remove the cover plate (Figure 12).

Figure 12. SNC cover plate removal


4. Slide the SNC into position and until it mates with the connector then tighten the thumbscrews (Figure 13).

Figure 13. SNC installation


5. Plug the power cable into a grounded electrical outlet.

Refer to the PowerVault 132T SNC User's Guide for more installation information.

1. Power down your library and disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet.
2. Remove the SNC from the library by loosening the thumbscrews and pulling out the SNC.
3. Follow Steps 4 and 5 in the procedure above to install the new SNC.

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