
8.6 Removing and replacing the base chassis
WARNING! The AP Series tape library weighs 24.5 kg without media, and 26.43 kg when both
magazines are full (48 cartridges).
To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to equipment:
1) Observe local health and safety requirements and guidelines for manual material
handling,
2) Obtain adequate assistance to lift and stabilize libraries during installation or removal,
3) Remove all tapes to reduce the overall weight of the library.
You will need a #3 Phillips screwdriver to remove and replace the base chassis assembly. Before
beginning, be sure the tape drive or drives do not contain a tape cartridge. To remove a cartridge, see
”Moving tapes in the library” on page 48.
To remove the components in the base chassis and the base chassis from the
rack:
1. Obtain adequate assistance to lift and stabilize the library during removal and replacement.
2. Remove the magazines from the library, see ”Removing and replacing a magazine” on page
65.
3. Turn off power to the library and disconnect the power and SCSI cables.
4. Remove the library from the rack:
• From the front of the library loosen the two screws anchoring the mounting brackets on
the library to the rack. These are captive screws and cannot be removed.
• Remove your library from the rack using assistance..
5. Remove the replacement library enclosure from the packing materials.
6. Place the replacement library enclosure on a solid surface in preparation for installation in to
the rack.
7. Remove the mounting brackets and guide pulleys from your library and install them on the
replacement library.
8. Loosen the blue thumbscrews on the power supply, and pull the power supply from your
library.
9. Install the power supply in your replacement library.
10. Loosen the blue thumbscrews on the tape drive, and pull the tape drive handle while
supporting the bottom of the drive to remove from your library.
11. Install your drive in the replacement library enclosure.
12. Loosen the blue thumb screws on the tape drive, and pull the tape drive handle while
supporting the bottom of the drive to remove the drive from the library.
13. Repeat Step 12 if you have a second drive.
14. Loosen the blue thumbscrews on the library controller and remove the controller form the
library.
15. Install the library controller in your replacement library.
16. Remove the yellow label that is securing the lock on the rear panel, and then remove the lock.
17. Store the lock and label to the top cover (see Figure 8).
18. Repeat Steps 16 and 17 with your replacement library.
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