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6-22 SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Service Manual • August 2009
6.3 Tape Drive Unit Replacement
The tape drive unit is an active, hot, or cold replacement component. The tape drive
backplane (TAPEBP) is a cold replacement component. The tape drives are identical
on both midrange servers. On the SPARC Enterprise M4000 server the CD-
RW/DVD-RW Drive Backplane must be removed to access the tape drive backplane.
Contact your sales representative for tape drive unit options on SPARC Enterprise
M4000/M5000 servers.
Information on tape drives and tape drive backplanes is organized into the
following sections:
■ “Accessing the Tape Drive Unit” on page 6-25
■ “Removing the Tape Drive Backplane of the SPARC Enterprise M4000 Server” on
page 6-28
■ “Installing the Tape Drive Unit” on page 6-26
■ “Securing the Server” on page 6-29
■ “Accessing the Tape Drive Backplane of the SPARC Enterprise M4000 Server” on
page 6-27
■ “Removing the Tape Drive Backplane of the SPARC Enterprise M4000 Server” on
page 6-28
■ “Installing the Tape Drive Backplane of the SPARC Enterprise M4000 Server” on
page 6-28
■ “Securing the Server” on page 6-29
■ “Accessing the Tape Drive Backplane of the SPARC Enterprise M5000 Server” on
page 6-30
■ “Removing the Tape Drive Backplane of the SPARC Enterprise M5000 Server” on
page 6-31
■ “Installing the Tape Drive Backplane of the SPARC Enterprise M5000 Server” on
page 6-31
■ “Securing the Server” on page 6-32