HP LTO Ultrium 6 tape drives UNIX, Linux and OpenVMS configuration guide

1 Introduction
Purpose of this manual
This manual provides basic information on configuring the drives with various operating systems.
See the top-level release notes that accompany the drive for expected functionality and features.
LTO Ultrium drives are supported on the following platforms:
• “HP (HP-UX) servers and workstations” (page 5)
• “HP (OpenVMS) servers and workstations” (page 12)
• “IBM (AIX) servers and workstations” (page 17)
• “Linux servers and workstations” (page 13)
• “Oracle (Solaris) servers and workstations” (page 21)
For versions of the operating systems supported, see http://www.hp.com/go/connect.
For platforms not mentioned here, contact HP because there may be new connectivity details
available that arrived after the release notes were published.
See “Verifying the installation” (page 25) for details of how to verify the installation.
LTO Ultrium drives in a library
Although LTO Ultrium drives may also be used in a library, instructions about installing device
drivers for automatic robotics are not included in this manual.
SAS drives
For supported UNIX, Linux and OVMS versions, go to http://www.hp.com/go/connect.
Backup applications
For optimum performance it is important to use a backup application that supports the drive’s
features within your system’s configuration.
For details of which backup applications are supported with your tape drive and system, visit the
HP Tape Compatibility website:
http://www.hp.com/products1/storage/compatibility/tapebackup/index.html.
Follow the “Software compatibility” link then click a tick in the appropriate matrix to drill down
into detailed application support information.
See the Getting Started Guide for more information about usage models.
4 Introduction