HP StoreEver Ultrium Tape Drives - Manual (Page 13)

1 Before you start
Supported models
This guide describes how to install and operate the following HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drive models:
• HP StorageWorks Ultrium 1840 internal, external and removable tape drives. These are Ultra
320 SCSI devices with a maximum burst transfer speed of 320 MB/second. They can write
uncompressed data at up to 120 MB/second (432 GB/hour) .
• HP StorageWorks Ultrium 960 internal, external and removable tape drives: These are Ultra
320 SCSI devices with a maximum burst transfer speed of 320 MB/second. They can write
uncompressed data at up to 80 MB/second (288 GB/hour).
• HP StorageWorks Ultrium 460 internal, external and removable tape drives: These are Ultra
160 SCSI devices with a maximum burst transfer speed of 160 MB/second. They can write
uncompressed data at up to 30 MB/second (108 GB/hour) .
For a detailed product specification, please refer to our World Wide Web site ( http://www.hp.com ).
1. On/Off switch (external drives only) 5. Drive LED
2. Eject button 6. Tape LED
3. Emergency reset button 7. Clean LED
4. Ready LED
Figure 1 Front view of full-height Ultrium external tape drive
Which operating systems are supported?
HP StorageWorks Ultrium drives can be connected to servers running under Windows®, Linux and
other major operating systems. Refer to the “Software Compatibility” section on our “HP StorageWorks
Tape Compatibility” web site ( http://www.hp.com/go/connect/ ) for the most recent information about
the operating system versions that are supported.
How do I connect the drive to my server?
The following guidelines apply:
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