Compatibility, Quickspecs, Hp storageworks ultrium full-height tape drives – HP LTO-3 960 User Manual
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HP's extensive compatibility testing program assures that your HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drive works with leading servers,
operating systems, and backup applications - and not just those sold by HP. HP Ultrium tape drives work seamlessly on many
platforms, making them especially suitable if you have a mixed system environment. For the latest list of servers, workstations,
operating systems, and backup software that support HP Ultrium tape drives, check the tape backup compatibility pages on our Web
Server Compatibility
Server Compatibility
Server Compatibility
Server Compatibility
HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drives are supported on the following classes of HP systems:
HP ProLiant DL servers
HP ProLiant ML servers
HP Integrity servers
HP 9000 servers
HP AlphaServers
HP workstations
HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drives are also supported on server platforms from third-party
manufacturers including:
Dell
IBM
Sun
For details of which tape drive models work with which systems, including third-party systems, visit
for the latest hardware compatibility information.
OS Support
OS Support
OS Support
OS Support
Microsoft® Windows, HP-UX, Tru64, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, IBM-AIX, Sun Solaris and other
operating systems.
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Backup Software Support
Backup Software Support
Backup Software Support
Backup Software Support Supported with HP Data Protector, HP Data Protector Express, CA ARCserve Backup, EMC NetWorker,
EMC Retrospect, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, Symantec NetBackup, Symantec Backup Exec, BakBone
NetVault, Commvault Galaxy, Tolis Group BRU and Yosemite Backup
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SAS Installation
SAS Installation
SAS Installation
SAS Installation
HP StorageWorks SAS tape drives are available as internal and external models. Both models are
supplied with a special split cable that allows you to connect to an internal port (if available) on the
embedded SAS controller inside the server. While connection via the split cable provides the most cost-
effective way of connecting the tape drive to an HP ProLiant server, this will require a clear understanding
of your server's current SAS configuration before installing.
Some server models will allow direct connect to a spare SAS connector on the native SAS controller.
Other servers which do not have a spare connector might require you to reconfigure hard disk drive bays
and in a few instances, you may also lose the use of one of the hard disk drive bays and will need to
rebuild your RAID configuration. In these configurations the simple, recommended solution is connecting
to an option SAS host bus adapter and optional SAS cable.
QuickSpecs
HP StorageWorks Ultrium Full-Height Tape Drives
HP StorageWorks Ultrium Full-Height Tape Drives
HP StorageWorks Ultrium Full-Height Tape Drives
HP StorageWorks Ultrium Full-Height Tape Drives
Compatibility
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