Ending procedure

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Procedure

  1. Reassemble the drive brick by reversing the steps in Removing the drive cover.
  2. Reassemble the drive sled and reinstall the drive brick by completing these steps:
    • Plug in the RS-422 cable, the power cable (if applicable), and the signal cable.
    • Push the drive brick fully into the sled.
    • Align the two screws holes on each side of the sled with the screw holes on each side of the drive brick. DO NOT TIGHTEN THE SCREWS COMPLETELY.
    • When the drive and sled are properly aligned, fully tighten the screws.
  3. Install the tape drive sled in the library.
  4. Power ON the library and wait for the library to finish POST (power on self test), inventory, and mid-tape recovery. This step can take up to 1 hour.
  5. If the cartridge does not eject from the drive, move the cartridge from the drive to the I/O station, then discard the cartridge.
    • Operator Panel: Operation > Move Cartridge from Drive to Home Slot
    • Management GUI: Drives > Actions > Eject Cartridge from Drive
  6. Run Library Verify before normal library operations resume.
  7. If necessary, return the failed drive sled to IBM.