Spectra T200, T380, T680,
T950, and T-Finity
Drive Installation or Replacement
Instructions
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Drive Installation or Replacement
Instructions
This guide provides instructions for either installing an additional drive or
replacing an existing drive in a Spectra T200, T380, T680, T950, or T‐Finity
library (the library).
Illustrations The replacement drive that you received may not look
exactly like the drives shown in this document.
Most of the figures in this guide show the Spectra T380 library. The relative
locations of the components and the procedures are the same for the other
libraries unless otherwise indicated.The differences are indicated by
library type; for example:
ƒ Spectra T200, T380, or T680—items indicated with this text refer to any
one of these three libraries.
ƒ Spectra T950 and T‐Finity—items indicated with this text refer to
either of these two libraries.
User Interface Updates The BlueScale interface changes as new features
are added or other modifications are made between firmware revisions.
Therefore, the user interface screens on your library may differ from those
shown in this document.
Drive Bay Assemblies Each drive is mounted on a drive sled which is
installed in a drive bay assembly (DBA) in the back of the library. If there
are no empty drive bays in your library, you must install a new DBA to
accommodate additional drives. Backups cannot continue while you install
the new DBA and drive(s).
Tape Drive Support This table shows the tape drives supported by the
individual libraries.
Library
T200
LTO-1
LTO-2
LTO-3
LTO-4
LTO-5
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
T380
T680
T950
T‐Finity
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Prepare for Maintenance
PREPARE FOR MAINTENANCE
Make sure you fulfill the prerequisites described in this section and
familiarize yourself with all the sections in the document before starting.
Continuing or Stopping Backups
Use the following guidelines if you are installing or replacing a drive in a
drive bay assembly (DBA) already in the library.
Method
Description
QIP-attach drives
(all libraries)
Backups running to all other drives in the library (or partition) can safely
continue while you install a new drive or replace an existing one.
Direct-attach SCSI
drives
(Spectra T200,
T380, T680)
If multiple direct‐attach SCSI drives are daisy‐chained on the same SCSI bus,
adding or removing a drive interrupts communications on the bus. Stop backup
operations to all of the drives in the daisy chain. Spectra Logic recommends
shutting down and powering off the host computer before replacing a drive.
Note: Both the T950 and the T‐Finity require a QIP for direct‐attach drive
configurations.
Direct-attach Fibre
Channel drives
(Spectra T200,
T380, T680)
Backups running to other drives in the library (or partition) can safely continue
while you install a new drive or replace an existing one, unless the drive you are
replacing is the one exporting the library (that is, providing the robotic control
path for the partition). If the drive you are replacing provides the control path
for the robotics, stop backup operations to the partition.
Note: Both the T950 and the T‐Finity require a QIP for direct‐attach drive
configurations.
Note: Selecting a drive to provide the robotic control path is part of configuring a partition. Refer to
the individual User Guide for more information.
Ensuring ESD Protection
The repair environment for the library must be free of conditions that
could cause electrostatic discharge (ESD). To protect the library from ESD,
follow these procedures:
ƒ Place a static protection mat on the work surface used while removing
and installing library components. Use a 1‐megaohm resistor to ground
the static protection mat.
ƒ Wear a static protection wrist band whenever you handle library
components that have been removed from their antistatic bags. Connect
this wrist band to the static protection mat or to other suitable ESD
grounding.
ƒ Keep all components in antistatic bags when not in use.
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Gathering Tools and Supplies
Gathering Tools and Supplies
You must have the following to complete this procedure:
Item
Description
Supplies
ƒ ESD protection equipment
A Replacement
Drive from Spectra
Logic
Fibre Channel tape drive example
SCSI tape drive example
IDENTIFY THE DRIVE LOCATION
Note: If you are installing an additional drive, rather than replacing a
drive, skip to Drive Installation Preparation on page 10.
Your backup software, the library, or both may indicate a drive problem.
First, identify the problem drive, then check the Drives screen on the
library user interface for the drive identifier, and finally, write down the
drive identifier for use in a later section.
Note: If your library has multiple partitions, use your backup software
and the Partition Settings screen to identify the malfunctioning
drive.
Drives are identified in the library’s BlueScale user interface using the
format shown in the following sections. You can also access the back of the
library and look for the drive sled status light that blinks amber.
Status LED
Drive lock
Figure 1 The drive sled (SCSI drive sled shown).
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Identify the Drive Location
Spectra T200, T380, or T680 Library
The user interface nomenclature uses DBAx/Y-DRVx:
ƒ
DBAx is the number of the drive bay assembly (DBA) containing the
drive; a DBA holds up to four drives and one Quad‐Interface Processor
(QIP)
.
ƒ
ƒ
Y is the drive type (LTO, for example).
DRVx is the number of the drive bay in the DBA, as viewed from the
back of the library.
Back panel drive locations and
their identifiers (T380 shown)
Drive bay
opening
Drive 3
Drive 1
Drive 4
Drive 2
QIP
3
DBA 3
Drive 3
Drive 1
Drive 4
Drive 2
QIP
2
DBA 2
Drive 3
Drive 1
Drive 4
Drive 2
QIP
1
DBA 1
This figure shows the relationship between the
DBA number and the drive locations used in
the identifier.
If this drive ... Is installed in this drive bay ... Its identifier is ...
Examples LTO‐n
Drive bay 1 in DBA1
Drive bay 2 in DBA2
DBA1/LTO‐DRV1
LTO‐n
DBA2/LTO‐DRV2
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Gathering Tools and Supplies
Spectra T950 or T-Finity Library
The user interface nomenclature uses FRx/DBAx/Y-DRVx:
ƒ
FR is the library frame in which the drive is installed and x is the frame
number; there can be up to six frames in a cascade.
ƒ
DBA is the drive bay assembly containing the drive, and x is the DBA
number; a DBA holds up to four drives and one Quad‐Interface
Processor (QIP).
ƒ
Y is the drive type (LTO, for example), and DRVx is the number of the
drive bay in the DBA.
This figure shows the relationship between the DBA number and the drive
locations used in the identifier. The relationship between the DBA number
and drive locations is the same for each additional drive frame.
Frame 1
Back panel drive locations and
their identifiers (T950 shown)
Drive 3
Drive 1
Drive 4
Drive 2
QIP
6
DBA 6
DBA 5
DBA 4
DBA 3
DBA 2
DBA 1
Drive 3
Drive 1
Drive 4
Drive 2
QIP
5
Drive 3
Drive 1
Drive 4
Drive 2
QIP
4
Drive 3
Drive 1
Drive 4
Drive 2
QIP
3
Drive 3
Drive 1
Drive 4
Drive 2
QIP
2
Drive 3
Drive 1
Drive 4
Drive 2
QIP
1
Example If an LTO drive is installed in frame 1, DBA2, drive position 4, its
identifier is FR1/DBA2/LTO-DRV4.
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Replace or Install a Drive
REPLACE OR INSTALL A DRIVE
This section describes how to replace an existing tape drive or install an
additional tape drive, and contains these steps:
When replacing a drive, the new drive must be the same “type” as the one you
replace.
Important
If the drive to be replaced is the only drive in the partition, the existing partition will
be deleted.
Preparing the Library
Drive Replacement Preparation
This section describes how to prepare to replace a drive in the library.
Note: If you are installing an additional drive, rather than replacing a
drive, skip to Drive Installation Preparation on page 10.
If the malfunctioning drive contains a cartridge, attempt to use the
BlueScale user interface to move the cartridge to an empty slot before
performing the steps in this section. See the individual User Guide for
instructions. If you are unable to remove the cartridge, continue with the
replacement without removing the cartridge.
After you determine which drive needs replacing, follow these steps to
shut down the drive so that you can remove it from the library.
1. If the drive is attached to a QIP or if it is a direct‐attach Fibre Channel
drive, skip to Step 2.
If the drive a direct‐attached SCSI drive, Spectra Logic recommends
shutting down and powering off the host computer before replacing
the drive
Improperly removing a device from a SCSI bus can cause a host computer to crash.
If you decide to leave the host running, Spectra Logic is not responsible for any
damage to data or equipment.
Caution
2. Log into the library with superuser or administrator privileges.
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Preparing the Library
3. Select Configuration > Drives. The Drives screen displays.
Figure 2 The Drives screen.
Note: The individual drive types are identified by:
ƒ fLTO refers to Fibre Channel.
ƒ LTO refers to SCSI.
replace.
Do not select Remove. This option permanently removes the drive from the
partition. When the replacement drive is installed, it will not be assigned to the
partition from which the malfunctioning drive was removed.
Caution
If you select Remove and the selected drive is the only drive in the partition, the
partition will be deleted.
A Feedback Required screen prompts you to confirm that you want to
replace the drive.
5. Select OK.
Another Feedback Required screen indicates that the requested drive
has been successfully shut down.
Do not respond to the prompt in the Feedback Required screen or perform any
other operations from the user interface (either locally or remotely) until you
complete the replacement procedure. Responding before you replace the drive will
power on and configure the drive you just powered down.
Important
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Drive Installation Preparation
This section describes how to prepare to add a new drive to the library. If
you are replacing a drive, follow the steps in Drive Replacement
1. Log into the library with superuser or administrator privileges.
2. From the toolbar menu, select Configuration > Drives. The Drives
screen appears.
Figure 3 The Drives screen.
3. Select Add in the location where you want to add a drive.
A Feedback Required screen prompts you to confirm that you want to
add the drive.
4. Select OK.
Do not respond to the prompt in the Feedback Required screen or perform any
other operations from the user interface (either locally or remotely) until you
complete the replacement procedure. Responding before you replace the drive will
power on and configure the drive you just powered down.
Important
Accessing the Drives
This section describes how to access the tape drives.
Spectra T200 or T380 Remove the protective cover in order to install or
replace drives.
1. From the rear of the library, locate the two knurled screws securing the
bottom of the cover to either side of the chassis (Figure 4).
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2. Using your fingers or a #2 Phillips screwdriver, loosen the captive
screws that secure the bottom of the cover to the chassis.
Cover
Knurled
screw
Figure 4 The rear panel cover and screws (T380 shown).
3. Lift the cover upward and away from the chassis to disengage the two
nuts extending from the back of the cover from the holes on either side
of the chassis (see Figure 5). Set the cover aside.
Top cable cutout
Alignment
nut
Figure 5 Cover alignment nuts (one on each side).
Spectra T680 The T680 is shipped and installed in a rack. Access the back
Handle
(tilt up and out
to disengage)
Lock
Figure 6 The T680 door handle.
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Replace or Install a Drive
Spectra T950 or T-Finity The drives are shielded by protective doors.
Note: Opening the library’s rear doors causes the robotics to slow
down. They resume normal speed when the doors are closed
again. Operation of the rest of the library is unaffected by the
opening and closing of the rear doors.
1. Locate the door lock on the back of the library.
2. Lift the lock and turn it either direction to disengage it and open the
library doors.
2. Turn
1. Lift
Drive
Empty
drive bay
Figure 7 The back of the library (T950 shown).
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Removing the Malfunctioning Drive
Removing the Malfunctioning Drive
Follow these steps to remove a drive:
2. Make sure that the Status LED (see Figure 1 on page 5) is off, indicating
that the drive is powered off.
3. If you are replacing a direct‐attach drive, carefully disconnect any
cables from the drive.
Follow this precaution if your FC tape drive has the connectors on the side, as
Important
While sliding a Fibre Channel tape drive located in the left-most location into the
library, ensure that you hold the Fibre Channel cable of the adjacent Fibre Channel
tape drive out of the way to prevent damaging the cable.
Note: the Fibre
channel connector
on your tape drive
may not look the
same as the one
shown here.
Hold the cable of
the adjacent Fibre
Channel tape drive
out of the way
while removing
or installing a FC
tape drive.
Figure 8 Releasing the drive lock.
Notes: ƒ Label the cables before you disconnect them so you can
reconnect them to the same locations on the new drive.
ƒ Both the T950 and the T‐Finity require a QIP for direct‐attach
drive configurations.
ƒ Your tape drive may look slightly different than the tape
drives shown in this document.
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4. Unlock the drive by pushing the drive lock inward.
Note: Depending on the type of drive, the drive lock may look
different from the one shown in Figure 9.
Remove drive
Unlock drive
Figure 9 Releasing the drive lock and removing the drive.
5. While supporting the bottom of the drive sled, pull outward on the
drive sled handle to remove the drive from the library (Figure 9).
ƒ
Caution
ƒ
The drive sled weighs approximately 15 lb. (7 kg). Be careful not to drop it.
When removing the drive, be careful not to damage or dislodge any cables
connected to adjacent drives.
Installing the Drive
Follow the steps in this section to install a tape drive in your library.
Note: If you plan to use more than one “generation” of drive in the
library (LTO‐4 and LTO‐5, for example), grouping each
generation simplifies the configuration.
install each drive.
ƒ If the library includes QIPs or bus expansion modules—a drive
must be installed the same DBA as the QIP or bus expansion
module that will connect it to the network (or SCSI bus).
ƒ If the library uses direct‐attach Fibre Channel drives—installing the
drives sequentially, beginning with the next available drive bay
simplifies the configuration. For example, if drive 1 is in drive bay 1,
install drive 2 in drive bay 2, and so forth. The T950 and T‐Finity
libraries do not allow direct‐attach drive configurations.
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Installing the Drive
2. Remove the drive from its protective packaging.
If you are installing a replacement drive, install the new drive in the same location
as the old drive.
Important
Important
3. While supporting the bottom of the drive sled, slide the new drive into
indicates that it has locked into place.
Follow this precaution if your FC tape drive has the connectors on the side, as
While sliding a Fibre Channel tape drive located in the left-most location into the
library, ensure that you hold the Fibre Channel cable of the adjacent Fibre Channel
tape drive out of the way to prevent damaging the cable.
Note: the Fibre
channel connector
on your tape drive
may not look the
same as the one
shown here.
Hold the cable of
the adjacent Fibre
Channel tape drive
out of the way
while removing
or installing a FC
tape drive.
Figure 10 Installing a Fibre Channel drive.
The drive sled weighs approximately 15 lb. (7 kg). Be careful not to drop it.
Be careful not to damage or dislodge any cables connected to adjacent drives.
Caution
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Figure 11 Installing the drive sled into the library.
Notes: ƒ Both the T950 and the T‐Finity require a QIP for direct‐attach
drive configurations.
ƒ Your tape drive may look slightly different than the tape
drives shown in this document.
4. Return to the Feedback Required screen displayed on the user interface
new drive) and select OK.
The process depends on whether you are installing a new drive or
replacing a drive.
ƒ Replacement drive—The library powers on the new drive and
begins the process of configuring it. A window displays showing
the progress.
ƒ New drive—If you installed a new drive, you need to add the new
drive to a partition before it can be used (see Adding the Drive to a
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Connecting the Cables
When the configuration is complete, the Drives screen refreshes to
show the status of the newly installed drive.
Figure 12 The Drives screen after adding a drive.
COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE
Follow the steps in this section to complete the installation or replacement
procedure.
Connecting the Cables
Connect the cables according to the guidelines in this section.
If you...
Connect the cables...
Replaced a drive
to the same positions they were in on the old drive
Installed a new drive according to your system’s requirements
Daisy-Chain Direct-Attach SCSI Drives
This section provides an overview of daisy‐chaining direct‐attach SCSI
drives.
Notes: ƒ If your library configuration does not use direct‐attach SCSI
drives or if you are not planning to daisy‐chain multiple
direct‐attach SCSI drives on the same SCSI bus, proceed to
Testing the Drive on page 21.
ƒ Both the T950 and the T‐Finity require a QIP for direct‐attach
drive configurations.
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Complete the Procedure
Overview Drives can be daisy‐chained together to add multiple drives to a
partition. If your library configuration includes direct‐attach SCSI drives
and you plan to daisy‐chain two or more drives in a DBA on a single SCSI
bus, you must connect the drives and the bus expansion module before
you begin configuring partitions. Read the individual User Guides to learn
more about the bus expansion module and the role it plays in the library.
Note: Do not connect the bus expansion module to the host until after
you finish configuring the partitions.
Single SCSI BUS Configuration Up to four drives in a single DBA can be
daisy‐chained on a single SCSI bus. Keep in mind that each drive increases
the total length of the SCSI bus. Daisy chaining all four drives in a DBA
results in an internal bus length of approximately 20 feet (6 meters), which
must be subtracted from the maximum allowed length of 39 feet (12
meters) for an LVD SCSI bus.
Note: A maximum of 16 devices, including the four drives in a DBA,
can be connected to a single wide LVD SCSI bus. Attaching more
than two devices to a single SCSI bus can potentially have a
negative impact on the performance of all devices on the bus.
Figure 13 illustrates daisy chaining all four drives in a DBA on a single
SCSI bus and connecting them to one host.
Drive Bay Assembly
Bus expansion
module
Drive 3
Drive 4
Drive 1
Drive 2
Internal SCSI connection (DBA to drive)
LVD SCSI cable
External SCSI connector (Bus expansion module or drive)
Internal SCSI connector (DBA to drive)
SCSI terminator
Figure 13 Daisy-chaining direct-attach SCSI drives in a DBA on a single SCSI bus.
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Connecting the Cables
Two SCSI Bus Configuration Figure 14 illustrates daisy chaining the four
drives in a DBA on two separate SCSI buses and connecting them to two
hosts. This type of cabling is used when multiple hosts will be sharing the
library resources. The library is typically divided into partitions, as
described in the library’s User Guide. Each partition is dedicated to a
different host.
Note: Always make sure that the SCSI bus is terminated by installing a
terminator either on the drive or on the bus expansion module.
Bus expansion
Drive Bay Assembly
module
Drive 3
Drive 4
Drive 1
Drive 2
Internal SCSI connection (DBA to drive)
LVD SCSI cable
External SCSI connector (Bus expansion module or drive)
Internal SCSI connector (DBA to drive)
SCSI terminator
Figure 14 Daisy-chaining direct-attach SCSI drives in a DBA on two SCSI buses.
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Connect the SCSI Cables
Determine which drives in the DBA you want to daisy‐chain on the same
SCSI bus, then follow these steps to connect the drives to each other:
1. Remove the SCSI terminator from each drive (see Figure 15).
Terminator
Figure 15 The SCSI terminator on a SCSI drive sled.
2. Refer to the cabling examples on page 18 and page 19, then use SCSI
cables to connect the drives together, as appropriate for your desired
configuration. Use the shortest possible cable that does not require
making tight bends in the cable.
3. Install a SCSI terminator to the appropriate SCSI connector on the bus
expansion module (refer to the cabling examples on page 18 and
page 19).
Connect the Fibre Channel Cables
This section only applies to LTO‐3 and LTO‐4 Fibre Channel drives.
1. Remove the protective plugs from the Fibre Channel port(s) on the
drive.
Protective
plug
Figure 16 Remove the Fibre Channel protective plugs.
2. Connect a fiber optic cable to Port A on the drive. If your drive has dual
Fibre Channel ports, you can connect a second cable to Port B for fail‐
over. To use the second port for fail‐over, refer to the individual User
Guides for instructions and important information.
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Installing the Cover or Securing the Rear Door
Testing the Drive
1. Power on and restart the host computer, if you powered it off.
2. Determine whether your backup software and drive are
communicating properly.
a. Use the software to write several megabytes of data using the newly
installed drive.
b. Perform a comparison check on the backup data to confirm that it
was written correctly.
Installing the Cover or Securing the Rear Door
Spectra T200 or T380 Replace the protective cover after you complete the
installation.
1. Lift the cover and align it so that the two nuts extending from the back
of the cover fit into the corresponding holes on either side of the chassis
(Figure 5). If the cables to the drives and QIPs installed in the library are
routed from the:
ƒ top of the library, make sure that they fit into the cutout in the top of
the cover.
ƒ bottom of the library, make sure that they fit into the cutout in the
bottom of the cover.
Make sure that cables are not pinched between the cover and the chassis.
Caution
2. Using your fingers or a #2 Phillips screwdriver, tighten the two screws
to secure the bottom of the cover to the chassis (see Figure 4 on
page 11).
Spectra T680 Close and lock the protective door on the back of the library
Spectra T950 or T-Finity Close and lock the protective doors on the back of
the library (see Figure 7 on page 12).
Adding the Drive to a Partition
ƒ Replacement drive—If you replaced a drive, the new drive is
automatically added to the partition of the old drive.
ƒ New drive—If you installed an additional (new) drive, you need to add
it to a partition before you can begin using it for backup operations.
Refer to the individual User Guide for instructions.
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Return the Component
Restarting Backups
Use your backup software to restart any backup processes that had been
running to the replaced drive. This restart ensures that the software
recognizes the drive as working and available.
RETURN THE COMPONENT
Return Guidelines
Unless Spectra Logic Technical Support informs you otherwise, return the
defective component to Spectra Logic following the guidelines in the next
section. If Spectra Logic Technical Support informs you that the component
does not need to be returned, dispose of it in a manner appropriate for
your company guidelines.
Return Procedures
After you complete the replacement procedure, return the defective
component using ALL the packaging that the replacement component
arrived in (including any anti‐static bags or foam inserts).
Severe damage can occur if the component is not packaged correctly, and you may
be invoiced if it is received with damage due to improper or insufficient packaging.
Caution
Use the return label and instructions that were included with the
replacement component when preparing to ship the replacement part. If
you cannot locate these, contact Spectra Logic for another copy (see
Contacting Spectra Logic on page 2). The return label and RMA printed on
it are used to associate the returned part with your account. To avoid being
invoiced for failure to return the part, do not ship the part back without the
RMA return label.
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