HP StoreEver DAT 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
Registering your tape drive
......................................................................................................... 10
Subscription service .................................................................................................................. 11
HP websites
............................................................................................................................. 11
Documentation feedback
........................................................................................................... 11

1 Before you start ................................................................................ 13

HP StorageWorks DAT models .................................................................................................... 13
Which operating systems are supported? ..................................................................................... 14
Do you have the correct SAS cable?
............................................................................................ 14

Internal drives .................................................................................................................... 14
External drives ................................................................................................................... 15

Power requirements ................................................................................................................... 16
What are the mounting requirements for an internal tape drive?
...................................................... 16

Mounting bay .................................................................................................................... 16
Mounting hardware
............................................................................................................ 16

Using the HP StorageWorks Tape CD-ROM .................................................................................. 16

2 Drivers and backup software ............................................................. 19

Install drivers ............................................................................................................................ 19

Installing on Windows ........................................................................................................ 19

Installation process ....................................................................................................... 19

Upgrade backup software .......................................................................................................... 20

Enabling encryption (DAT 320 only) ..................................................................................... 20

3 Installing an internal DAT tape drive ................................................... 21

Make sure you have the correct cable ......................................................................................... 21
Prepare mounting bay .............................................................................................................. 23
Attach mounting hardware ........................................................................................................ 24
Install drive ............................................................................................................................. 25
Connect SAS and power cables
.................................................................................................. 25

Supported cable configurations ............................................................................................ 26
Option 1: Connect to a dedicated HBA (all HP ProLiant servers and all non-HP servers) ............... 28
Option 2: Connect cable to spare port on host SAS controller .................................................. 29
Option 3: Connect cable to port on host SAS controller and replace existing SAS cable .............. 31

Secure the drive ....................................................................................................................... 36

4 Installing an external SAS tape drive ................................................... 37

Before you start ........................................................................................................................ 37

DAT SAS Tape Drives

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