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pre-installation check list installation

how to identify your model

computer and backup software requirements computer systems

backup software

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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