Quickspecs – HP LTO-3 960 User Manual

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For the most up-to-date information about recommended SAS HBAs and supported cabling
configurations with your make and model of server, always refer to

http://www.hp.com/go/connect

Cables and Termination

All cables required for a typical internal and external connection to HP servers are provided with your
tape drive. For non-HP servers, please consult your manufacturers' server specifications to determine if
the cable provided with your Ultrium tape drive is appropriate for use with that server. No terminator is
required for internal models (assumes use of terminated cable). The external model features "auto-
termination" – no terminator is required. New SAS-based Ultrium models ship with a 4-channel split
cable which allows direct attach from embedded SAS controller on host to a tape drive and remaining 3
channels to disk.

NOTE:

NOTE: Visit

http://www.hp.com/go/connect

for the latest compatibility information.

Performance Tuning

You will need to connect the drive to a dedicated SCSI Host Bus Adaptor (HBA) that is Ultra 160 HBA or
higher. To supply data to the drive fast enough to achieve full performance from an HP Ultrium tape
drive, you will need at least eight disks as part of a RAID 5 array with read cache enabled. You can test
the speed of your system with tools provided at

http://www.hp.com/support/pat

or with HP's

StorageWorks Library and Tape Tools application.

To achieve full performance from your tape drive, do not use the native backup application within the
operating system (e.g., NT® Backup, Windows® 2000 Backup). For full details of supported backup
applications, see

http://www.hp.com/products1/storage/compatibility/tapebackup/index.html

QuickSpecs

HP StorageWorks Ultrium Full-Height Tape Drives

Compatibility

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