StoreEver LTO SAS full height tape drives user guide

that you pre-install L&TT to monitor your tape drive and be ready to run diagnostics should
you need to contact HP support. It is available free at www.hp.com/support/tapetools.
• HP Tape Smart Components provide easy to use driver and firmware updates.
HP Storage Tape Drivers (Windows)◦
◦ HP Storage Tape Firmware (Windows)
◦ HP Storage Tape Firmware (Linux)
These are available at http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/
tapecompatibility.html as free downloads.
Upgrade backup software
Check the SPOCK website at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock for software compatibility and
install any recommended upgrades. Make sure you have a backup application that supports HP
LTO Ultrium tape drives and download any upgrades or patches, if required.
For optimum performance it is important to use a backup application that is appropriate for your
system's configuration. In a direct attach configuration, where the tape drive is attached to a
standalone server, you can use backup software that is designed for a single server environment.
In network configurations you will need backup software that supports enterprise environments.
HP, Symantec, EMC, Yosemite 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.
SPOCK will also tell you whether your configuration is compatible with HP One-Button Disaster
Recovery, HP OBDR. (All HP LTO Ultrium tape drives support HP OBDR. However, you can only
use this feature if your system configuration and backup application also support it. See OBDR
compatibility (page 42).)
See HP Storage SPOCK (page 9) for further details.
Enable encryption
The HP LTO–6 Ultrium 6650, LTO-5 Ultrium 3280 and LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 tape drives include
hardware capable of performing data encryption while writing and data decryption while reading,
both at full speed. This is only possible with LTO Ultrium 6.25 TB, 3 TB and 1.6 TB media. See
also LTO-6, LTO-5 and LTO-4 Ultrium tape drives and encryption (page 37).
If you wish to make use of the encryption capability, you must enable this feature via the backup
software application. Refer to http://www.hp.com/storage/spock to find out which applications
support this advanced data protection capability.
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