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pre-installation check list
installation
how to identify your model
computer and backup software requirements
computer systems
backup software
Windows NT and Novell Netware backup utilities
pre-installation check list
Before you install your HP Surestore DAT 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 and record it on page 2 of the "Getting Started" guide.
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 provided on the HP Surestore Tape CD-ROM to do this. If you are
not familiar with how to configure a SCSI bus, you may also want to read
the
SCSI configuration 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 DAT internal drives: Getting Started guide
● HP Surestore DAT internal autoloaders: Getting Started guide
● HP Surestore DAT external drives: Getting Started guide
● HP Surestore DAT external autoloaders: Getting Started guide
You need a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the PDF files. If you do not
have this software, you can link to
Adobe's web site to download a free copy.
how to identify your model
The tape drive or autoloader has its model name on the front panel and its product
number and serial number on a label on its base, as shown below.
HP Surestore DAT 24 and DAT 24x6 models also have the DDS-3 logo on the
front panel. HP Surestore DAT 40 and DAT 40x6 models have the DDS-4 logo on
the front panel.
computer and backup software
The HP Surestore DAT 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 DAT drives,
please consult our World Wide Web site (
www.hp.com/go/connect).
HP Surestore DAT 24 and DAT 24x6 devices are fast narrow SCSI devices and
should be connected to a single-ended (SE) host bus adapter.
HP Surestore DAT 40 and DAT 40x6 devices are ultra wide SCSI devices. For
optimum performance the device should be connected to a low voltage differential
(LVD) SCSI host adapter. HP Surestore DAT 40 and DAT 40x6 devices may also
be connected to SE (single-ended) SCSI host adapters, but cable length will be
restricted to the SE rather than the LVD specification. If you would like more
information on SCSI specifications and configuring your SCSI bus, read the “SCSI
configuration” topic.
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 DAT drive. Connectivity information can
be found on our World Wide Web site:
//www.hp.com/go/connect. 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 further details.
For an internal drive or internal autoloader, you will need:
● A spare 5.25-inch, half-height bay in which to install the drive, or two
adjacent half-height bays for an autoloader. You can install an internal drive
into a 3.5-inch, half-height bay; use the special converter kit provided with
your tape drive.
● A SCSI ribbon cable with active termination (a terminator block).
The DAT 40i drive and DAT 40x6i autoloaders have a 68-pin wide SCSI
connector. If your computer uses narrow SCSI, you will need a cable or
adapter that enables you to connect a wide SCSI device (68 pins) into the
narrow SCSI bus (50 pins). This can be purchased from your supplier.
HP Surestore DAT 24i drives and DAT 24x6i autoloaders have a 50-pin
narrow SCSI connector. If your computer uses wide SCSI, you will need a
cable or adapter that enables you to connect a narrow SCSI device (50
pins) into the wide SCSI bus (68 pins). This is provided with your tape drive.
● Any special mounting tray or rails required to fix the drive into the empty
bay.
Check your 'Getting Started Guide' for details of which mounting hardware
is supplied with your tape drive or autoloader.
For external drives and autoloaders, the cable provided with DAT 24, DAT
24x6e, DAT 40e and DAT 40x6e products will attach to a computer with a wide
SCSI connector (68 pins). If the cable supplied with your drive is not appropriate
for your computer's external SCSI connector, you will need to order a new cable.
(See
ordering supplies.)
For removable drives, no SCSI cables are required to plug the drive into an HP
Surestore Tape Array 5300. However, cabling and terminators are required to
connect the tape array with the SCSI host. Refer to your HP Surestore Tape Array
5300 Getting Started Guide for further details.
backup software
You need backup software that supports the HP Surestore DAT drive. We
recommend using a backup application, which provides good memory
management and also supports other useful features, such as TapeAlert. HP,
Computer Associates, Veritas, Legato and Yosemite all provide suitable products
that have been tested with HP Surestore DAT drives. A TapeWare CD-ROM
containing backup software by Yosemite Technologies is supplied with your tape
drive. For the latest list of backup packages that support HP Surestore DAT
drives, please consult our World Wide Web site (
www.hp.com/go/connect).
Details of how to best optimize your tape drive to achieve the maximum
performance with your chosen backup application can be obtained from our World
Wide Web Site (
www.hp.com/support/dat).
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 DAT 24 HP C1537A
HP Surestore DAT 24x6 HP C1557A
HP Surestore DAT 40
HP C5683A
HP Surestore DAT 40x6 HP C5713A
Windows NT and Novell NetWare backup
utilities
If you have Windows NT installed, it contains a built-in backup utility. Similarly,
you can use the SBACKUP utility provided with Novell NetWare. However, as
neither of these utilities supports HP One-Button Disaster Recovery and other
advanced capabilities for backup and restore, you may prefer to use the free
backup software provided on the Yosemite TapeWare CD-ROM. This software
provides full support for HP One-Button Disaster Recovery.
Before you can use the tape drive with these utilities, you must install the
appropriate driver. Install the tape drive hardware before installing the driver.
Drivers for Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0 and Novell NetWare 3.12, 4.10, and 4.11
are supplied on this HP Surestore Tape CD-ROM. Select the "Software" option on
the Welcome page to install the drivers for Windows Backup or NetWare
SBACKUP or you can follow the instructions for installing drivers provided in your
operating system documentation.
For detailed information about drivers, refer to the appropriate README file in the
DRIVERS directory on this CD. There is a separate sub-directory for each
operating system.
You can also find frequently asked questions in the installing drivers topic.
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