HP VS80 DLT VS80 Tape Drive User's Guide - Page 9
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before you start http://www.hp.com/support/tape may have a later version hp learning products data protection index of topics contact hp home page before you start operation cartridge care cleaning specifications media compatibility diagnostics troubleshooting FAQs SCSI configuration UNIX configuration ordering supplies installing drivers before you start contents of this section pre-installation check list installation how to identify your model computer and backup software requirements computer systems backup software pre-installation check list Before you install your HP Surestore DLT VS80 tape drive: 1. Check that your computer meets the requirements for installation. 2. Make a note of the model name, product number, and serial number of your tape drive. 3. Collect information about the SCSI configuration of your computer and any other devices attached to it and decide how you are going to configure the drive on the SCSI bus. If you are installing on a Windows NT 4, Windows 2000, or Novell NetWare system, you can use the HP Library & TapeTools software. If you are not familiar with how to configure a SCSI bus, you may also want to read the SCSI Background information provided in this guide. 4. Select a free bay for an internal or a removable drive or Select a site for an external drive. installation The Getting Started guide provides detailed installation instructions. Click below for a PDF version of the appropriate guide: q HP Surestore DLT VS80 internal drives: Getting Started guide q HP Surestore DLT VS80 external drives: Getting Started guide You need a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the PDF files. If you do not have a copy of this software, you can link to Adobe's web site to download a free copy. . how to identify your model For internal drives, the model name is on the front panel and the product and serial numbers are on a label on the top of the drive. For external drives, the model name is on the front panel and the product and serial numbers are on a label on the bottom of the drive. For removable drives, the model name is on the front panel and the product and serial numbers are on a label on the side of the drive. computer and backup software The HP Surestore DLT VS80 tape drive has the following hardware and software requirements: computer systems If you are installing the tape drive on a UNIX system, refer to the UNIX instructions for further information about the systems supported and installation instructions. For the latest list of operating systems that support HP Surestore DLT VS80 drives, please consult our World Wide Web site (www.hp.com/go/connect). HP Surestore DLT VS80 tape drives are Ultra SCSI-2 wide devices designed to operate on a low voltage differential SCSI bus (LVDS) with a burst transfer rate of 40 MB/sec. Using the drive on a single-ended (SE) SCSI bus restricts performance. Do not use on the same bus as other single-ended devices as this will switch the LVDS host adapter into single-ended mode and restrict performance. We recommend that a dedicated host bus adapter is used for the tape drive. A suitable adapter is available from HP as an accessory (see Ordering Information). Your computer must have a properly installed and configured SCSI host adapter or a SCSI controller on the motherboard (SCSI-2 or SCSI-3 compliant) with driver software that supports the HP Surestore DLT VS80 drive. Check the server documentation for the specification of any built-in SCSI channels. Do not connect to a RAID controller channel; these are for disk drives only. Consult your supplier for details. For an internal drive, you will need: q A wide, Ultra SCSI-2 LVDS or SE SCSI bus q LVDS-compliant SCSI ribbon cable with termination (normally supplied with the host bus adapter) q Available 5¼-inch, half-height mounting bay q Mounting hardware, if required q Backup software that supports the tape drive For external drives, the cable provided with HP Surestore DLT VS80 tape drives will attach to a computer with a wide LVDS SCSI connector (68 pins). Connecting the drive to an SE SCSI connector or a narrow SCSI host bus adapter will restrict performance. HP recommends that a dedicated host bus adapter is used for the tape drive. If your server or host bus adapter is equipped with a very high density (VHD) wide SCSI connector, you will need to order a High-End Tape Connect Kit (adapter with VHD-to-HD cable) or 68-pin VHD-to-HD cable. (See Ordering Information.) For removable drives installed in an HP Surestore Tape Array 5300 rack enclosure, set the SCSI ID at the appropriate switch on the rear of the tape array. Each drive should have a unique ID. The HP Surestore Tape Array 5300 has four SCSI ID switches to enable the installation of up to four half-height drives. backup software You need backup software that supports the HP Surestore DLT VS80 drive. A TapeWare CD-ROM containing backup software by Yosemite Technologies is supplied with your tape drive. As a general rule, native backup applications (such as NTBackup and tar) do not provide the required data streaming rate to get the full performance of your HP Surestore DLT VS80 drive. We recommend using a backup application which provides better memory management as well as other useful features, such as TapeAlert. HP, Computer Associates, Veritas, Legato and Yosemite all provide suitable products that have been tested with HP Surestore DLT VS80 drives. For the latest list of backup packages that support HP Surestore DLT VS80 drives, please consult our World Wide Web site (www.hp.com/go/connect). Details of how to best optimize your tape drive to achieve the maximum performance with your chosen backup application can be obtained from our World Wide Web Site (www.hp.com/support/dltvs80). Suitable backup applications will include driver software that establishes the interface between the tape drive and the software. Applications usually recognize tape drives by their manufacturers' ID string rather than their model number, so check the table below for the appropriate reference. Drive Model HP Surestore DLT VS80 tape drive ID String BNCHMARKDLT1 © 2001, Hewlett-Packard Company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/topher.COL-SPRINGS/Desktop/dltvs80%20manual/document/dltvs80/user/reseller/eng/getstart.htm [11/29/2001 8:33:50 AM]