HP StorageWorks DAT SAS Tape Drives User Guide (DW092-90918, June 2010)
Table Of Contents
- DAT SAS Tape Drives
- Table of Contents
- About this guide
- 1 Before you start
- 2 Drivers and backup software
- 3 Installing an internal DAT tape drive
- 4 Installing an external SAS tape drive
- 5 Verify installation
- 6 Operating your tape drive
- 7 Use the correct media
- 8 Using HP OBDR
- 9 Diagnostic Tools and Performance
- 10 Troubleshooting
- 11 Replacing an internal tape drive
- A Connecting an external tape drive to an internal SAS port
- Index
3. Connect the cable to the spare SAS port, on the host SAS controller.
3. Unused connector on SAS cable1. Appropriate HP split cable
4. Host SAS controller2. Connect SAS cable to spare SAS port
Figure 32 Cabling to the spare SAS port on host controller
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4. This will leave unused SAS cabling within the server because the other SAS connector is not
required in this configuration. Coil and secure the unused cabling so that it does not interfere
with other components inside the server.
Connecting an external tape drive to an internal SAS port74