Enabling encryption – HP StoreEver Ultrium Tape Drives User Manual
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and Computer Associates all provide suitable products. Further details about these and other products
that may be appropriate can be found on our connectivity web site.
1.
Go to our connectivity web site:
t tape backup.
2.
Select software compatibility.
3.
Select your combination of operating system and tape drive model in the table. A list of supported
backup applications is displayed. This will also tell you whether your configuration is compatible
with HP One-Button Disaster Recovery, HP OBDR. (All HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drives
support HP OBDR. However, you can only use this feature if your system configuration and backup
application also support it. See “
4.
Make sure you have a backup application that supports HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drives and
download any upgrades or patches, if required.
Enabling encryption
Your HP Ultrium 1760 tape drive includes hardware capable of performing data encryption while writing
and data decryption while reading, both at full speed. This is only possible with Ultrium 1.6 TB media.
See also “
Ultrium 1760 tape drives and encryption
If you wish to make use of the encryption capability, you must enable this feature via the backup software
application. Refer to
which applications support this
advanced data protection capability.
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Drivers and backup software