Chapter 12 Installing, Removing, and Replacing
Tape Drive Ethernet Connectivity and the Ethernet Expansion Blade
Scalar i500 User’s Guide 464
Required tools:
None
1 Access the back of the expansion module.
2 If you have not already done so, remove the old I/O fan blade,
following the directions in Removing an FC I/O Fan Blade
on
page 463.
3 Press up and out to open the latch hooks on each side of the
replacement I/O fan blade.
4 Carefully align the FC I/O fan blade with the guide slots in the bay.
The status LED must be at the bottom.
5 Evenly apply pressure to both ends of the FC I/O fan blade and slide
it into the expansion module until the latch hooks begin to move
towards the middle of the blade. As you push in on the blade, you
will feel the blade pins connect with the expansion module’s
backplane.
6 Push the latch hooks into the locked position.
7 Save the library configuration (see Saving the Library Configuration
on page 495).
Tape Drive Ethernet Connectivity and the Ethernet
Expansion Blade
LTO-5 and LTO-6 FC tape drives enable you to use tape drive Ethernet
connectivity for FIPS-certified key exchanges, tape drive log collection,
tape drive firmware updates, and tape drive firmware autoleveling via
Ethernet instead of via internal serial communication. This speeds up
operations and provides the security required for FIPS-certified key
exchanges. 5U libraries can access tape drive Ethernet connectivity
directly via the library control blade. For libraries greater than 5U,
Quantum provides the Ethernet Expansion blade, which facilitates direct
Caution: Forcing the blade into the bay can cause the pins to
bend.
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