Owner's manual

Overview and Features
5243 Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—542758-003
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NonStop NS-Series Servers
NonStop NS-Series Servers
An M8201R Fibre Channel to SCSI router must be used to connect the tape drive to
the Fibre Channel ServerNet adapter (FCSA) on the HP Integrity NonStop NS-series
server. For more information, refer to the M8201R Fibre Channel to SCSI Router
Installation and User’s Guide and the Fibre Channel ServerNet Adapter Installation and
Support Guide.
Features
The DAT72 tape drive can store 36 GB of data per DAT72 cartridge and up to 72 GB of
data in compressed mode (assuming a 2:1 compression factor). The tape drive has
both read and write heads and can perform read-after-write (RAW) data checking.
Specifications
For the tape drive specifications, refer to Appendix A, Specifications.
Figure 1-3. Configuration for the Integrity NonStop NS-Series Server
Fiber Cable
SCSI Cable
Tape Drive
NonStop
NS-Series
Server
Fibre Channel to SCSI Router