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HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 Tape Drives User Guide (September 2005) - Page 1
HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 Tape Drives
User Guide
Installation, Operating and Troubleshooting information for DLT VS160 tape drives
Part number: A7569-90901 First edition: September 2005
HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 Tape Drives User Guide (September 2005) - Page 3
... 10 External drives 10 Why is the SCSI bus type important 10 How can I check the SCSI bus type and SCSI ID 11 Using the HP StorageWorks Tape CD-ROM 11 Usage models 12 Other usage models 13
2 Drivers and backup software 15
Install drivers 15 Installing on Windows 15 Installing on UNIX 15 Installing on IA64 15
Upgrade backup software 15
3 Installing an internal DLT VS160 tape drive 17...
HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 Tape Drives User Guide (September 2005) - Page 5
... DLT VS160 devices 55 Daisy chaining devices 55
SCSI terminology 55 Setting up the SCSI bus 56
SCSI ID numbers 56 Identifying SCSI IDs 56 Setting the SCSI ID on HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 drives 57 SCSI termination 57
Internal drives 58 External drives 58 SCSI cables 60 Cable length 60 Cable quality 60 Note on SE and LVD interfaces 60
HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 Tape Drives User Guide...
HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 Tape Drives User Guide (September 2005) - Page 7
...; Installing the HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 tape drive • Using the HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 tape drive • Troubleshooting the HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 tape drive
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HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 Tape Drives User Guide (September 2005) - Page 9
... speed of tape drive
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Cartridge slot
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Power LED (external drives only)
3
Ready LED
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Fault LED
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Clean LED
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Media LED
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Eject button
Which operating systems are supported. 1 Before you start
This guide describes how to our World Wide Web site (www.hp.com). For a detailed product specification, please refer to install and operate the HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 tape drive.
It...
HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 Tape Drives User Guide (September 2005) - Page 10
... more than two tape drives per
second; Internal drives
The tape drive is installed into a spare drive bay in your tape drive should be used in which data can be transferred between devices on page 10. • For optimum performance the drive should only be connected to install the HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 tape drive. This shows how the HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 tape drive can be...
HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 Tape Drives User Guide (September 2005) - Page 15
... use the operating system's standard, built-in device drivers. HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 Tape Drives User Guide 15 NOTE: We recommend that may not be the latest versions available. Installing on IA64
If you install drivers from the web link on page 47). In network configurations you can be appropriate can use HP Library & Tape Tools software on an IA64 system, such as an...
HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 Tape Drives User Guide (September 2005) - Page 17
... or rails. Some servers use SCSI ID 7, which to : www.hp.com/go/connect. HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 Tape Drives User Guide 17 The drive can install the tape drive.
For more than 40o C. It is maintained. Each device on a dedicated SCSI bus.
If this is shipped with your server are installing an external DLT VS160 tape drive, please refer to keep the cooling holes in the...
HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 Tape Drives User Guide (September 2005) - Page 19
... an antistatic wriststrap if one is disconnected from typical ProLiant server
HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 Tape Drives User Guide 19 Figure 4 Removing cover from the mains power supply while you may have disconnected power from the server and removed the cover, touch a bare metal part of the drive before installing it. 1. To avoid personal injury or damage to maneuver the...
HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 Tape Drives User Guide (September 2005) - Page 21
... screwdriver to your HP ProLiant server documentation. Mounting screws
Other HP ProLiant server models, such as shown in Figure 6.
Position the screws, as ML530 and ML570, require mounting rails. Mounting rails
Some HP ProLiant servers, such... regular Phillips screwdriver to the server's drive bay filler panel. HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 Tape Drives User Guide 21 These may be used.
HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 Tape Drives User Guide (September 2005) - Page 23
... the bay, as shown in the side of the tape drive. HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 Tape Drives User Guide 23 Do not secure the drive at this point because you may be installed top side up, left side down or right side down .
Orientation
The internal tape drive may have to move the drive to find out which orientations it upside down . Install drive
1. Do not install it supports.
HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 Tape Drives User Guide (September 2005) - Page 25
Figure 9 Connecting power and SCSI cables
1 and 7 2 and 4 3 5 6
terminated SCSI cable power cable tape drive server's power supply SCSI controller
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HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 Tape Drives User Guide 27 Figure 11 Securing drive, no mounting hardware used
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No mounting hardware used
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M3 screws, supplied with tape drive
2. Check that the holes in the chassis are in Figure 11. Ensure blanking plates are aligned with the tape drive. Use the M3 screws provided with the holes in the sides of the drive and use a regular...
HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 Tape Drives User Guide (September 2005) - Page 29
... UNIX Configuration Guide on the HP StorageWorks Tape CD-ROM also contains instructions on how to determine the SCSI IDs of 6. Each device on a dedicated SCSI bus.
SCSI ID 0 is typically assigned to the boot disk and should also not be assigned any unused ID between 0 and 15. HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 Tape Drives User Guide 29 4 Installing an external DLT VS160 tape drive
If you need...
HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 Tape Drives User Guide (September 2005) - Page 30
...supports the tape drive's maximum burst transfer speed. CAUTION: To avoid damaging the server or tape drive, ensure that both the server and the tape drive, change the drive's SCSI ID, power up the tape drive... HP StorageWorks DLT VS160 drive is restricted to the server's external SCSI connector and
secure it by tightening the screws.
30 Installing an external DLT VS160 tape drive Use...
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