HP StorageWorks Ultrium Full-Height SCSI Tape Drives User Guide (EH853-90905, August 2007)

5 Ins talling a removable Ultrium
tape drive
If you are installing an internal Ultrium tape drive, please refer to Installing an internal Ultrium tape drive.
If you are installing an external Ultrium tape drive, please refer to Installing an external Ultrium tape drive.
Which rackmount systems can I use?
HP StorageWorks Ultrium removable tape drives are used in conjunction with the HP Tape Array 5300
system, which can be used with both full-height and half-height tape drives. The tape array is designed to
be installe
d into HP, IBM and other compatible 19” rackmount systems. It must be properly installed and
configured. Refertoyourtapearraydocumentationforfurtherdetails.
Electrical specification
Electrical specifications are as follows.
Table 6 Electrical specifications, removable drives
Ultrium 1840 Ultrium 960 Ultrium 460
Power consumption
13 Watts idle,
26 Watts typical,
40 Watts maximum
12 Wat ts idle,
30 Watts typical,
35 Watts maximum
11 Watts idle,
25 Watts typical,
38 W atts maximum
Power requirements
100–240 VAC
50-60 Hz, auto-ranging
0.7A maximum
+5V @ 3.5A typical
+5V @ 4.5A maximum
+12V @ 1.0A typical
+12V @ 2.0A typical
+5V @ 3.5A typical
+5V @ 4.0A maximum
+12V @ 1.0A typical
+12V @ 3.0A typical
Airflow re
quirements
TheHPTapeArray5300isdesignedtoprovideadequateairflo w for up to two full-height tape drives
(such as the Ultrium 1840, 960 or 460 tape drives) or up to four half-height tape drives. As long as the
tape array is fully populated, it will provide adequate airflow for your HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape
drives. If you have unused bays in the tape array, you must install the blanking plates provided with the
tape array. This ensures that there is adequate airfl ow to the drives. See the documentation with the
tape ar
ray for details on installing blanking plates.
You sho
uld ensure that ventilation is adequate at the front and rear of the tape array.
How do I connect the drive to my server?
The following guidelines apply:
• ForoptimumperformancethedriveshouldbetheonlydeviceontheSCSIbus.
• If you daisy-chain devices, make sure that devices are of the same SCSI t ype and that each device
on the same SCSI bus has a unique SCSI ID and is terminated appropriately. Do not daisy-chain
more than two devices on the same SCSI bus.
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