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pre-installation check list
Before you install your HP Surestore DLT1 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:
● HP Surestore DLT1 internal drives: Getting Started guide
● HP Surestore DLT1 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.
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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.
computer and backup software
The HP Surestore DLT1 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 DLT1 drives,
please consult our World Wide Web site (www.hp.com/go/connect).
HP Surestore DLT1 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 DLT1 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:
● A wide, Ultra SCSI-2 LVDS or SE SCSI bus
● LVDS-compliant SCSI ribbon cable with termination (normally supplied with
the host bus adapter)
● Available 5¼-inch, full-height mounting bay (or two adjacent, half-height
bays)
● Mounting hardware, if required
● Backup software that supports the tape drive
For external drives, the cable provided with HP Surestore DLT1 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.)
backup software
You need backup software that supports the HP Surestore DLT1 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 DLT1 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 and Legato all provide suitable products that
have been tested with HP Surestore DLT1 drives. For the latest list of backup
packages that support HP Surestore DLT1 drives, please consult our World Wide
Web site (www.hp.com/go/connect).
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 ID String
HP Surestore DLT1 tape drive BNCHMARKDLT1
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