HP Ultrium 215 manual Compatibility

QuickSpecs

HP StorageWorks Ultrium Half-Height Tape Drives

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.

HP Server	HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drives are supported on the following classes of HP systems:
Compatibility	HP ProLiant DL servers
	HP ProLiant ML servers
	HP Integrity servers
	HP 9000 servers
	HP workstations
	HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drives are also supported on server platforms from third-party
	manufactures including:
	Dell
	IBM
	Sun
	For details of which tape drive models work with which systems, including third-party systems, visit
	http://www.hp.com/go/connect for the latest hardware compatibility information.
Cables and	All cables required for internal and external connection to HP servers are provided with your tape
Termination	drive. For non-HP servers, please consult your manufacturers' server specifications to determine if
	the cable provided with your Ultrium tape drive is appropriate for use with that server. No
	terminator is required for internal models (assumes use of terminated cable). The external model
	features "auto-termination" - no terminator is required.
Performance Tuning	You will need to connect the drive to a dedicated SCSI Host Bus Adaptor (HBA) or integrated
	SCSI interface that is Ultra 160 or higher. Please reference the "Options" section of these
	QuickSpec for all supported SCSI adapters and interfaces.
	To achieve full performance with your tape drive, do not use the native backup application within
	the operating system (e.g., NT® Backup, Windows® 2000 Backup). For full details of supported
	backup applications, please visit: http://www.hp.com/go/connect
OS Support	Microsoft® Windows, Novell NetWare, HP-UX, Red Hat Linux, United Linux, IBM-AIX, Sun Solaris
	and other operating systems.
	NOTE: Please visit http://www.hp.com/go/connect for the latest compatibility information.
Backup Software	All HP Ultrium tape drives are qualified with HP OpenView Storage Data Protector, HP
Support	StorageWorks Data Protector Express, VERITAS Backup Exec, BrightStor ARCServe IT,
	Yosemite TapeWare, Legato Networker, Dantz Retrospect, Tivoli TSM, NovaBackup, and other
	backup applications
	NOTE: Please visit http://www.hp.com/go/connect for the latest compatibility information.

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