Document Outline

• Tape Blade
• About this guide
  • Intended audience
  • Related documentation
  • Document conventions and symbols
  • HP technical support
  • Product warranties
  • Subscription service
  • HP websites
  • Documentation feedback
• 1 Before you start
  • Supported Tape Blades
  • Installation guidelines
    • Partner server blade
  • Onboard Administrator
  • Your HP StorageWorks Tape Blade
  • Using the HP StorageWorks Tape CD-ROM
• 2 Drivers and backup software
  • Install drivers
    • SAS controller driver
    • HP Ultrium Tape driver
      • Installing on Windows
      • Installing on UNIX
      • Installing on IA64
  • Upgrade backup software
    • Enabling encryption
• 3 Installing an HP StorageWorks Tape Blade
  • Before you start
  • Installation with a half-height partner server blade
  • Installation with a full-height partner server blade
  • Powering the Tape Blade on and off
    • Power up
    • Power down
• 4 Verify installation
• 5 Understanding LEDs
  • Tape Blade Chassis LEDs
    • Troubleshooting with Tape Blade LEDs
  • Tape Drive LEDs
    • Troubleshooting with Tape Drive LEDs
    • Encryption LED, HP StorageWorks SB3000c Tape Blades only
• 6 Loading and unloading cartridges and removing Tape Blade
  • Inserting cartridges
  • Removing cartridges
  • Removing the Tape Blade
• 7 Use the correct media
  • Cartridges
    • Data cartridges
    • Cleaning cartridges
    • HP Ultrium WORM data cartridges
    • HP StorageWorks SB3000c Tape Blades and partitioning
    • HP StorageWorks SB3000c and SB1760c Tape Blades 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?
  • Cleaning the tape drive
  • Write protecting cartridges
  • Handling cartridges
  • Operating and storage environment
• 8 Using HP OBDR
  • Compatibility
  • What does HP OBDR do?
  • Remote disaster recovery (ProLiant servers only)
  • Testing for compatibility
  • Running HP OBDR
• 9 Troubleshooting
  • When the Tape Blade does not power up
  • Management and Diagnostic tools
    • Onboard Administrator
    • HP TapeAssure
    • HP Library & Tape Tools
      • Troubleshooting with Library & Tape Tools
  • Problems with cartridges
    • The cartridge is jammed
      • Emergency reset
    • The drive will not accept the cartridge (or ejects it immediately)
  • Encryption troubleshooting
• 10 Replacing a Tape Blade chassis or tape drive
  • Before you replace a part
  • Replacing the tape drive
    • Remove the tape drive
    • Install the new tape drive
  • Replacing the Tape Blade chassis
    • Remove the Tape Blade
    • Remove the coupler plate, full-height partner servers in a c7000 enclosure only
    • Remove the tape drive
    • Install the replacement chassis
  • Returning the faulty part
• Index