QuickSpecs
HP StorageWorks Ultrium
Compatibility
HP's extensive compatibility testing program assures that your HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drive works with leading servers, operating systems, and backup applications - and not just those sold by HP. HP Ultrium tape drives work seamlessly on many platforms, making them especially suitable if you have a mixed system environment. For the latest list of servers, workstations, operating systems, and backup software that support HP Ultrium tape drives, check the tape backup compatibility pages on our Web site at: http://www.hp.com/go/connect.
Server Compatibility | HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drives are supported on the following classes of HP systems: |
| HP ProLiant DL servers |
| HP ProLiant ML servers |
| HP Integrity servers |
| HP 9000 servers |
| HP AlphaServers |
| HP workstations |
| HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drives are also supported on server platforms from |
| manufacturers including: |
| Dell |
| IBM |
| Sun |
| For details of which tape drive models work with which systems, including |
| http://www.hp.com/go/connect for the latest hardware compatibility information. |
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OS Support | Microsoft® Windows, |
| operating systems. |
| NOTE: Please visit http://www.hp.com/go/connect for the latest compatibility information. |
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Backup Software Support Supported with HP Data Protector, HP Data Protector Express, CA ARCserve Backup, EMC NetWorker, EMC Retrospect, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, Symantec NetBackup, Symantec Backup Exec, BakBone NetVault, Commvault Galaxy, Tolis Group BRU and Yosemite Backup
NOTE: Please visit http://www.hp.com/go/connect for the latest compatibility information.
SAS Installation | HP StorageWorks SAS tape drives are available as internal and external models. Both models are |
| supplied with a special split cable that allows you to connect to an internal port (if available) on the |
| embedded SAS controller inside the server. While connection via the split cable provides the most cost- |
| effective way of connecting the tape drive to an HP ProLiant server, this will require a clear understanding |
| of your server's current SAS configuration before installing. |
| Some server models will allow direct connect to a spare SAS connector on the native SAS controller. |
| Other servers which do not have a spare connector might require you to reconfigure hard disk drive bays |
| and in a few instances, you may also lose the use of one of the hard disk drive bays and will need to |
| rebuild your RAID configuration. In these configurations the simple, recommended solution is connecting |
| to an option SAS host bus adapter and optional SAS cable. |
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