Owner manual

Connecting the tape drive to an external SAS port ........................................................................ 38
5 Verify installation ............................................................................. 41
6 Operating your tape drive ................................................................. 43
Front panel, DAT 320 tape drives ................................................................................................ 43
Front panel, DAT 160 tape drives ................................................................................................ 44
LED sequences, DAT 320 and DAT 160 tape drives ....................................................................... 44
Encryption LED, DAT 320 models only ................................................................................... 46
Loading and unloading ............................................................................................................. 47
Inserting cartridges ............................................................................................................. 47
Removing cartridges ........................................................................................................... 47
Removing power from the drive ................................................................................................... 48
7 Use the correct media ....................................................................... 49
Data cartridges ........................................................................................................................ 49
HP StorageWorks DAT 320 and DAT 160 tape drives and cartridges ........................................ 49
Backup application/media compatibility ......................................................................... 49
Tape drive/media compatibility ..................................................................................... 50
DAT 320 tape drives and encryption ........................................................................................... 50
When should I use encryption? ............................................................................................ 51
How do I enable encryption? ............................................................................................... 51
When will I be asked to enter the key? .................................................................................. 51
What happens if I don't remember the key? ........................................................................... 51
Does encryption affect tape drive performance? ..................................................................... 52
Does the tape drive encrypt media in an earlier DAT format? ................................................... 52
Where can I get more information? ...................................................................................... 52
Write-protecting cartridges ......................................................................................................... 52
Cleaning cartridges .................................................................................................................. 53
Expired cleaning cartridges ................................................................................................. 54
Handling cartridges .................................................................................................................. 54
Getting the most out of cartridges and drives ................................................................................ 54
8 Using HP OBDR ............................................................................... 57
Compatibility ........................................................................................................................... 57
What does HP OBDR do? ......................................................................................................... 57
Remote disaster recovery (ProLiant servers only) ............................................................................ 58
Testing for compatibility ............................................................................................................. 58
Running HP OBDR .................................................................................................................... 58
If restore fails ..................................................................................................................... 59
9 Diagnostic Tools and Performance ..................................................... 61
Diagnostic tools ........................................................................................................................ 61
HP Library & Tape Tools ...................................................................................................... 61
Installing L&TT .................................................................................................................... 61
Running L&TT ..................................................................................................................... 61
Troubleshooting with Library & Tape Tools ............................................................................. 62
Performance Assessment Tools .................................................................................................... 63
Optimizing performance ..................................................................................................... 63
10 Troubleshooting ............................................................................. 65
General Procedure .................................................................................................................... 65
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