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

Checkthedrive’sSCSIID.................................. 31
ConnecttheSCSIcable................................... 32
Doesthetapedriveneedaterminator?.......................... 33
Connectthepowercable.................................. 33
Electrical specification ................................. 33
5InstallingaremovableUltriumtapedrive .............. 35
WhichrackmountsystemscanIuse? ............................. 35
Electrical specification ................................. 35
Airflowrequirements.................................. 35
HowdoIconnectthedrivetomyserver? ......................... 35
Installthedrive ...................................... 36
Setthedrive’sSCSIID ................................... 37
Whydoesthetapedriveneedaterminator?........................ 38
Replacingthedrive .................................... 38
6 Verify installation . ....................... 41
7UnderstandingtheLEDs ..................... 43
YourHPStorageWorkstapedrive .............................. 43
UnderstandingLEDsequences................................ 43
8Operatingyourtapedrive .................... 47
Loadingacartridge .................................... 47
Unloadingacartridge ................................... 47
Removingpowerfromthedrive ............................... 48
9Usethecorrectmedia . ..................... 49
Cartridges ........................................ 49
Cleaningcartridges .................................. 49
Datacartridges .................................... 49
HPUltriumWORMdatacartridges.............................. 50
Ultrium1840tapedrivesandencryption ........................... 50
WhenshouldIuseencryption? ............................. 50
HowdoIenableencryption? .............................. 50
WhenwillIbeaskedtoenterthekey? .......................... 51
What happens if I don’t remember the key? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Doesencryptionaffecttapedriveperformance? ...................... 51
DoesthetapedriveencryptmediainanearlierUltriumformat?................ 51
WherecanIgetmoreinformation?............................ 51
Writeprotectingcartridges ................................. 51
Cleaningthetapedrive................................... 52
Handlingcartridges .................................... 53
Operatingandstorageenvironment ............................. 53
10UsingHPOBDR........................ 55
Compatibility....................................... 55
WhatdoesHPOBDRdo? ................................. 55
Remotedisasterrecovery(ProLiantserversonly) ........................ 55
Testingforcompatibility .................................. 55
RunningHPOBDR..................................... 56
Ifrestorefails..................................... 57
11DiagnosticToolsandPerformance ................ 59
Diagnostictools...................................... 59
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