HP StoreEver Ultrium Tape Drives - Manual (Page 35)

5 Installing a removable Ultrium
tape drive
If you are installing an internal Ultrium tape drive, please refer to Installing an internal Ultrium tape drive .
If you are installing an external Ultrium tape drive, please refer to Installing an external Ultrium tape drive .
Which rackmount systems can I use?
HP StorageWorks Ultrium removable tape drives are used in conjunction with the HP Tape Array 5300
system, which can be used with both full-height and half-height tape drives. The tape array is designed to
be installed into HP, IBM and other compatible 19” rackmount systems. It must be properly installed and
configured. Refer to your tape array documentation for further details.
Electrical specification
Electrical specifications are as follows.
Table 6 Electrical specifications, removable drives
Ultrium 1840 Ultrium 960 Ultrium 460
Power consumption 13 Watts idle,
26 Watts typical,
40 Watts maximum 12 Watts idle,
30 Watts typical,
35 Watts maximum 11 Watts idle,
25 Watts typical,
38 Watts maximum
Power requirements 100–240 VAC
50-60 Hz, auto-ranging
0.7A maximum +5V @ 3.5A typical
+5V @ 4.5A maximum
+12V @ 1.0A typical
+12V @ 2.0A typical +5V @ 3.5A typical
+5V @ 4.0A maximum
+12V @ 1.0A typical
+12V @ 3.0A typical
Airflow requirements
The HP Tape Array 5300 is designed to provide adequate airflow for up to two full-height tape drives
(such as the Ultrium 1840, 960 or 460 tape drives) or up to four half-height tape drives. As long as the
tape array is fully populated, it will provide adequate airflow for your HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape
drives. If you have unused bays in the tape array, you must install the blanking plates provided with the
tape array. This ensures that there is adequate airflow to the drives. See the documentation with the
tape array for details on installing blanking plates.
You should ensure that ventilation is adequate at the front and rear of the tape array.
How do I connect the drive to my server?
The following guidelines apply:
• For optimum performance the drive should be the only device on the SCSI bus.
• If you daisy-chain devices, make sure that devices are of the same SCSI type and that each device
on the same SCSI bus has a unique SCSI ID and is terminated appropriately. Do not daisy-chain
more than two devices on the same SCSI bus.
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