Quantum Scalar i500: Tape

Drive Installation

These instructions explain how to install a new tape drive in your Scalar® i500.
The tape drive always resides in a universal drive sled (UDS), and together they
are effectively one unit. If you order a new tape drive, it will already be installed
in a sled.

Note: For information about permanently removing a tape drive, see the
Quantum Scalar i500 User’s Guide.

To install the tape drive refer to the following section:

• Installing a Tape Drive on page 1
• Adding a Tape Drive to a Partition on page 4
• Finish Installing the Tape Drive on page 3

Installing a Tape Drive

These instructions explain how to add a tape drive to your library. You can add a
tape drive while the library is powered on.
Required tools: None

1 Save the library configuration:

a From the Web client, select Tools > Save/Restore Configuration.
b Select Save System Configuration and click Apply.

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2 Detach the tape drive slot’s cover plate. Loosen the cover plate’s
thumbscrews and remove the plate.
Store the cover plate in a separate cabinet. If you later decide to remove the
tape drive, you will need to reinstall the cover plate.
3 Insert the tape drive into the drive slot. Using the guide rails on both the
tape drive and in the tape drive slot, slowly slide the tape drive into the slot.
The tape drive must be level to slide in smoothly.

Note: Special Instructions for Installing Multiple Tape Drives:

If you are installing multiple tape drives with the library powered on,
do not push the drive in all the way yet. Instead, push it in almost all
the way, leaving it out approximately 3 inches so that it does not
connect with the library’s backplane. Then partially insert all of the
other new tape drives in the same manner. When all the new tape
drives are partially inserted, push them all the way in at the same time.

4 Tighten the tape drive’s thumbscrews to secure the tape drive to the
module.
The thumbscrews must be aligned with the module’s screw holes. If they are
not aligned, the tape drive was not inserted correctly.
5 Power on the library (if it is not powered on already).
6 If the green LED is solidly lit for three seconds and then blinks twice, wait
10-15 minutes while the universal drive sled (UDS) firmware upgrades.
There are two types of firmware related to the tape drive: firmware for the
tape drive itself, and firmware for the UDS that surrounds the tape drive.
The UDS firmware is part of the library firmware. The library automatically
upgrades the UDS firmware if the firmware on the newly inserted UDS is
different than the library’s current UDS firmware. Firmware downloads may
take about 15 minutes.
7 Connect the host interface cables to the tape drive.
8 Take the tape drive online:
a From the Operations menu, select Drive > Change Mode.
The Change Drive Mode screen appears.
b Locate the tape drive that you want to take online.
c In the New column, click Offline to change the button status to Online.
9 Check the tape drive’s LEDs to make sure that the drive functions correctly. If
the blue or amber LED stays on solid, reseat the tape drive.
10 Add the new tape drive to an appropriate partition. You cannot use the tape
drive until it is assigned to a partition. See the Quantum Scalar i500 User’s
Guide for more information.
11 Save the library configuration:
a From the Web client, select Tools > Save/Restore Configuration.
b Select Save System Configuration and click Apply.

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12 Upgrade the tape drive firmware. See Scalar i500 Tape Drive Firmware
Upgrade Instructions at http://www.quantum.com/ServiceandSupport/
SoftwareandDocumentationDownloads/SI500/Index.aspx.
13 Due to the way the library logically addresses its tape drives internally (see
“Understanding Logical Element Addressing” in the Quantum Scalar i500
User’s Guide), adding a tape drive to the library may change the tape drive
ordering, and this can affect proper communication to a controlling host.
Because of this, you must refresh the configuration of any backup
application that manages the library to reflect the adjusted tape drive
positions and the presence of the new drive. In addition, you may need to
reboot the host server(s) or rescan the bus to detect the changes.
14 Complete the procedure Finish Installing the Tape Drive on page 3.
15 Add the tape drive to an existing partition (see Adding a Tape Drive to an
Existing Partition on page 4) or create a new partition and add the tape
drive to the new partition (see Manually Creating a New Partition on
page 4).

Finish Installing the These instructions explain how to complete the installation of a tape drive into a
Tape Drive library.
1 Verify the tape drive firmware. The System Information report enables you
to validate the tape drive’s current firmware level; this report is accessible
only from the Web client using the admin login.
a From the Web client, select Reports > System Information.
The System Information report is displayed in a new window.
b Compare the current firmware level of the replacement tape drive with
the most current firmware versions listed in the Quantum Scalar i500
Release Notes.

Note: Release notes and instructions for upgrading library and tape drive
firmware can be found at: http://www.quantum.com/
ServiceandSupport/SoftwareandDocumentationDownloads/SI500/
Index.aspx. You can also find step-by-step instructions in your
library’s online Help. To access the online Help system, click the
Help icon at the top right of the Web client or Operator panel.

c If the firmware is not at the appropriate version, upgrade the tape drive
firmware.

Note: The library can use the tape drive immediately after the tape drive
firmware is upgraded.

2 Follow the host vendor instructions to confirm that the host has proper
visibility to the library.

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Adding a Tape Drive to a Partition

Adding a Tape Drive to These instructions explain how to add a tape drive to an existing partition. You
an Existing Partition need to follow these steps if the tape drive is new, or if the tape drive is of a
different type than the original and you need to add the replacement to a
partition.
1 From the Web client, select Setup > Partitions.
The Setup Partitions screen is displayed.
2 From the Setup Partition screen, select the partition to which you want to
add the replacement tape drive.
3 Click Modify.
The Modify Partition - Basic Settings screen is displayed.
4 Select the check box next to the replacement tape drive.
5 Click Next.
The Modify Partition - EDLM Policy Settings screen is displayed.
6 Click Apply.
7 Finish installing the tape drive, see Finish Installing the Tape Drive on page 3.

Manually Creating a Follow these steps if you want to add a new tape drive to a new partition. When
New Partition you create the partition, you will add the new tape drive to it.
1 From the Web client, select Setup > Partitions.
The Setup Partitions screen is displayed.
2 From the Setup - Partitions screen, click Create.
The Create Partition - Basic Settings screen is displayed. See the Scalar
i500 Online Help for instructions on how to create a partition.
3 When you create the new partition, assign the tape drive you just installed
to the partition by selecting the check box located to the left of the new
tape drive in the Basic Settings screen. See the Scalar i500 Online Help for
more information.
4 When the process of creating the new partition is complete, do one of the
following:
• If Success is displayed, click Close. and finish installing the tape drive in
the library; see Finish Installing the Tape Drive on page 3.
• If Failure is displayed, the partition was not created. You can do one of
the following:
• Repeat the steps in this procedure.
• Contact Quantum support at http://www.quantum.com/
ServiceandSupport/Index.aspx.

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