HP StoreEver DAT Tape Drives - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
About this guide ................................................................................... 9
Intended audience ...................................................................................................................... 9
Related documentation ................................................................................................................ 9
Document conventions and symbols ............................................................................................... 9
HP technical support ................................................................................................................. 10
Registering your tape drive ......................................................................................................... 10
Subscription service .................................................................................................................. 11
HP websites ............................................................................................................................. 11
Documentation feedback ........................................................................................................... 11
1 Before you start ................................................................................ 13
HP StorageWorks DAT models .................................................................................................... 13
Which operating systems are supported? ..................................................................................... 15
USB tape drive and cables ........................................................................................................ 15
Internal drives .................................................................................................................... 15
External drives ................................................................................................................... 16
Power requirements ................................................................................................................... 16
What are the mounting requirements for an internal tape drive? ...................................................... 16
Mounting bay .................................................................................................................... 16
Mounting hardware ............................................................................................................ 16
Using the HP StorageWorks Tape CD-ROM .................................................................................. 17
2 Drivers and backup software ............................................................. 19
Install drivers ............................................................................................................................ 19
Installing on Windows ........................................................................................................ 19
Installation process ....................................................................................................... 19
Installing on Linux ............................................................................................................... 20
Upgrade backup software .......................................................................................................... 20
Enabling encryption (DAT 320 only) ..................................................................................... 21
3 Installing an internal DAT tape drive ................................................... 23
Prepare mounting bay .............................................................................................................. 23
Attach mounting hardware ........................................................................................................ 24
Install drive ............................................................................................................................. 25
Attach USB cable to the server ................................................................................................... 25
Decide which cable to use ................................................................................................... 25
To check whether your server has an internal USB port: .................................................... 26
Connect the USB cable to an internal USB port ...................................................................... 26
Attach USB and power cable to the tape drive .............................................................................. 28
Secure the drive ....................................................................................................................... 30
4 Installing an external DAT tape drive ................................................... 31
Connecting the power and USB cables ........................................................................................ 31
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