Document Outline

• Contents
• About this guide
  • Intended audience
  • Related documentation
  • Document conventions and symbols
  • HP technical support
  • Product warranties
  • Registering your tape drive
  • Subscription service
  • HP websites
  • Documentation feedback
• 1 Before you start
  • Your HP StorageWorks tape drive
  • Which operating systems are supported?
  • How do I connect the drive to my server?
    • Internal drives
    • Rack-mount drives
    • External drives
    • Removable drives
  • Why is the SCSI bus type important?
  • How can I check the SCSI bus type and SCSI ID?
  • Power specifications
  • Usage models
    • Other usage models
  • Using the HP StorageWorks Tape CD-ROM
• 2 Drivers and backup software
  • Install drivers
    • Installing on Windows
    • Installing on UNIX
    • Installing on IA64
  • Upgrade backup software
  • Enabling encryption
• 3 Installing an internal Ultriumtape drive
  • Check the drive’s SCSI ID
  • Prepare mounting bay
  • Attach mounting hardware
    • HP ProLiant servers
      • Mounting rails
      • Mounting screws
    • Other servers
  • Install drive
  • Attach power and SCSI cables
  • Where should the SCSI terminator be?
  • Secure the drive
    • Mounting hardware used (HP ProLiant)
    • No mounting hardware used
• 4 Installing an external Ultriumtape drive
  • Check the drive’s SCSI ID
  • Connect the SCSI cable
  • Does the tape drive need a terminator?
  • Connect the power cord
• 5 Installing a removable UltriumSCSI tape drive
  • Which rackmount systems can I use?
    • Airflow requirements
    • How do I connect the drive to my server?
  • Install the drive
  • Set the drive’s SCSI ID
    • Why does the tape drive need a terminator?
  • Replace the drive
• 6 Verify installation
• 7 Operating your tape drive
  • Your HP StorageWorks tape drive
  • Loading a cartridge
  • Unloading a cartridge
  • Removing power from the drive
• 8 Use the correct media
  • Cartridges
    • Cleaning cartridges
    • Data cartridges
  • HP Ultrium WORM data cartridges
  • Ultrium 1760 tape drives and encryption
    • When should I use encryption?
    • How do I enable encryption?
    • When will I be asked to enter the key?
    • What happens if I don’t remember the key?
    • Does encryption affect tape drive performance?
    • Does the tape drive encrypt media in an earlier Ultrium format?
    • Where can I get more information?
  • Write protecting cartridges
  • Cleaning the tape drive
  • Handling cartridges
  • Operating and storage environment
• 9 Using HP OBDR
  • Compatibility
  • What does HP OBDR do?
  • Remote disaster recovery (ProLiant servers only)
  • Testing for compatibility
  • Running HP OBDR
    • If restore fails
• 10 Diagnostic Tools andPerformance
  • Diagnostic tools
    • HP Library & Tape Tools
    • Troubleshooting with Library & Tape Tools
  • Performance Assessment Tools
  • Optimizing performance
• 11 Troubleshooting
  • General Procedure
  • Understanding LED sequences
  • Problems with cartridges
    • The cartridge is jammed
    • The drive will not accept the cartridge (or ejects it immediately)
  • Encryption troubleshooting
• 12 Replacing a tape drive
  • To disconnect your drive
  • To reconnect your tape drive
• A SCSI configuration guide
  • SCSI in HP StorageWorks Ultrium devices
    • Daisy chaining devices
  • SCSI terminology
  • Setting up the SCSI bus
    • SCSI ID numbers
  • Identifying SCSI IDs
  • Setting the SCSI ID on HP StorageWorks Ultrium drives
  • SCSI termination
    • Removable drives
    • Internal drives
    • External drives
  • SCSI cables
    • Cable length
    • Cable quality
      • With internal devices
      • With external devices
      • With removable devices
  • Note on SE and LVD interfaces
• Index