HP StoreEver Ultrium Tape Drives User Manual

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Tips on accessing hardware compatibility and cabling information

Locate the Explore Go Connect Tape Hardware interoperability link to access tape device,
server, operating system, HBA, media support and rackmount details.

Use the look here link within the brackets to access cabling information.

The link to cabling information takes you to a PDF document, HP Controllers and Adapters
Cabling Matrices
.

The Go Connect Tape Hardware interoperability page displays a server/tape drive matrix,
which shows top-level compatibility, you may need to scroll the list to find your server/tape
drive combination.

Either click on the tick for your combination of server and tape drive to display a further page
with detailed connectivity information. Expand components to show full details.

Or click on a column or a row heading to display all supported configurations for that device.

Figure 6 Example Tape Hardware matrix

Tips on accessing software compatibility information

Locate the Explore Go Connect Tape Software interoperability link to access tape device,
operating system, architecture and ISV support details.

The Explore Go Connect Tape Software interoperability page displays an operating system/tape
drive matrix, which shows top-level compatibility.

Click on the tick for your combination of operating system and tape drive to display a further
page with detailed connectivity information. The next page allows you to select the appropriate
OS version before the supported software configuration components are displayed. Expand
components to show full details.

Or click on a column or a row heading to display all supported configurations for that operating
system or device.

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