To install and use your new tape drive, you will need the following:
•A wide, Ultra SCSI-2 LVD or SE-SCSI bus
•LVDS compliant SCSI cable (supplied with the tape drive)
•Backup software that supports the HP Surestore DLT1 tape drive
SCSI host bus adapter
You need a properly installed and configured SCSI host bus adapter or a built-in SCSI controller on your computer’s motherboard (SCSI-2 or SCSI-3 compliant). 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.
If you are installing on a Windows 98, Windows NT 4, Windows 2000 or Novell NetWare system, you can use HP Library & Tape Tools to check your computer’s SCSI configuration, see page 19.
HP Surestore DLT1 drives are Ultra SCSI-2 wide SCSI devices designed to operate on an LVD-SCSI bus with a burst transfer rate of 40 MB/sec. Using the drive on a single-ended 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. HP recommends that a dedicated host bus adapter is used for the tape drive. A suitable adapter is available from HP as an accessory. For ordering information, SCSI specifications, and information on how to configure your SCSI bus, refer to the online User’s Guide on: //www.hp.com/support/dlt1.
SCSI cable
You need a SCSI cable that connects to your computer’s external connector. For optimum performance, always use the cable supplied with the tape drive. The cable provided with
HP Surestore DLT1 tape drives will attach to a computer with a wide LVDS-SCSI connector (68 pins) or a SE-SCSI connector. If your server or host bus adapter is equipped with a very high density (VHD) wide SCSI connector, you will need to order a VHD-to-HD cable. For ordering information refer to:
//www.hp.com/support/dlt1.
