HP StoreEver Ultrium Tape Drives User Manual
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Contents
About this guide ................................................................................... 9
Intended audience ...................................................................................................................... 9
Related documentation ................................................................................................................ 9
Document conventions and symbols ............................................................................................... 9
HP technical support ................................................................................................................. 10
Product warranties .................................................................................................................... 10
Registering your tape drive ......................................................................................................... 11
Subscription service .................................................................................................................. 11
HP websites ............................................................................................................................. 11
Documentation feedback ........................................................................................................... 11
1 Before you start ................................................................................ 13
Your HP StorageWorks tape drive ............................................................................................... 13
Which operating systems are supported? ..................................................................................... 14
Power specifications .................................................................................................................. 14
How do I connect the drive to my server? ..................................................................................... 14
Refer to www.hp.com/go/connect ....................................................................................... 14
Internal drives .................................................................................................................... 14
External drives ................................................................................................................... 16
Rackmount drives ............................................................................................................... 16
Using the HP StorageWorks Tape CD-ROM .................................................................................. 16
2 Drivers and backup software ............................................................. 17
Install drivers ............................................................................................................................ 17
Installing on Windows ........................................................................................................ 17
Installing on Linux and UNIX ................................................................................................ 17
Installing on IA64 ............................................................................................................... 17
Upgrade backup software .......................................................................................................... 18
Enabling encryption .................................................................................................................. 18
3 Installing an internal Ultrium tape drive .............................................. 19
Before you start ........................................................................................................................ 19
Mounting requirements .............................................................................................................. 20
Remove server cover - all servers ................................................................................................. 21
Attach mounting hardware - some servers .................................................................................... 21
HP ProLiant servers ............................................................................................................. 22
Mounting rails ............................................................................................................. 22
Mounting screws .......................................................................................................... 22
Other servers ..................................................................................................................... 23
Install drive - all servers .............................................................................................................. 23
Connect SAS and power cords ................................................................................................... 24
Supplied SAS cable ............................................................................................................ 24
Option 1: Connect to a new HBA (all servers) ........................................................................ 26
Option 2: Connect cable to spare port on host SAS controller .................................................. 28
Ultrium Half-Height SAS Tape Drives
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