HP StorageWorks DAT SAS Tape Drives User Guide (DW092-90918, June 2010)

Table Of Contents
A Connecting an external tape drive to an
internal SAS port
In this chapter:
Before you start on page 71
Remove server cover on page 72
Connect SAS cable to internal SAS port on page 72
Reboot the server on page 79
Before you start
For instructions on connecting the SAS tape drive to an external SAS port, see
Installing an external DAT SAS tape drive on page 37.
If your server does not have an external SAS port, you can connect the external tape drive to an
internal port on the host controller or new HBA. This configuration may also be useful if the server
does not have a spare, internal half-height bay for an internal tape drive.
There are two connection options:
Use one of the recommended HP cables to connect the tape drive to a spare internal SAS port on
the host SAS controller or to an internal port on a new HBA.
Use one of the recommended HP cables to replace one of the existing SAS cables to the hard disk
drive bays. This requires some recabling inside the server, and also disconnects one of the hard
disk drive bays. This configuration is suitable for some HP ProLiant servers only and, if it does
disconnect a hard disk drive bay, you must be sure that the hard disk drive bay is not required
for use. If it is required, install a new HBA.
Figure 30 Example split SAS cable (connects external drive to internal port)
.
NOTE:
This cable is available with an internal Infiniband-style or mini-SAS connectors. The illustrations show
the Infiniband-style connectors. (The drive connector is always an external Mini-SAS.)
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