Owner manual
Table Of Contents
- DAT SAS Tape Drives
- Table of Contents
- About this guide
- 1 Before you start
- 2 Drivers and backup software
- 3 Installing an internal DAT tape drive
- 4 Installing an external SAS tape drive
- 5 Verify installation
- 6 Operating your tape drive
- 7 Use the correct media
- 8 Using HP OBDR
- 9 Diagnostic Tools and Performance
- 10 Troubleshooting
- 11 Replacing an internal tape drive
- A Connecting an external tape drive to an internal SAS port
- Index
NOTE:
These instructions are also valid IF you have installed a new HBA and it has ONLY internal SAS
connectors. Install the new HBA and its driver before you start the SAS cabling.
CAUTION:
Static electricity can damage electronic components. Always wear an antistatic wriststrap if one is
available. If not, after you have disconnected power from the server and removed the cover, touch a
bare metal part of the chassis. Similarly, touch a bare metal part of the drive before installing it.
1. Power off the server. Remove a blank PCI slot cover on the rear panel of the server. This must be
wide enough to accommodate the external tape drive connector on the SAS cable.
2. Feed the external tape drive connector and cable through the empty slot from the inside of the
server.
4. internal connector for SAS HBA1. HP split cable with attached blanking plate
5. internal connector for disk bay2. empty slot
3. external connector for tape drive
Figure 31 Feeding SAS cable through empty slot from inside of server
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