Testing after installation
Remember that the system recognizes devices during
Caution Never power off the drive while a cartridge is still loaded or during a firmware upgrade.
The server does not reboot after installation
Possible reason | Recommended action |
You have connected the tape drive to an | Make sure that each device on the SCSI bus has a |
existing SCSI bus that has other devices | unique ID. We recommend that the |
connected to it and the SCSI address of | HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drive is connected |
your HP StorageWorks Ultrium drive is | to a dedicated host bus adapter. Do not connect |
identical to the address used by another | the drive to a disk RAID controller as this is not |
device. | supported. |
You have installed an additional SCSI | Remove the new host bus adapter and check the |
host bus adapter and its resources are | server documentation. |
clashing with an existing adapter. |
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You have disconnected the power or SCSI | Check that the cables to all devices are firmly |
cable from the server’s boot disk during | connected. |
the drive installation process. |
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The server boots but does not recognize the tape drive
Possible reason | Recommended action |
The power or SCSI cable is not connected | Check that the cables to the tape drive are firmly |
properly. | connected. Ensure that the SCSI cable is LVDS- |
| compliant and does not have any bent pins. |
| Replace, if necessary. |
The SCSI bus is not terminated correctly. | Check that the SCSI bus is actively terminated. |
| (Refer also to the documentation for your SCSI |
| controller and any other SCSI devices you may |
| have.) |
The tape drive’s SCSI ID address is not | Make sure that each device connected to the SCSI |
unique. | controller has a unique SCSI ID. Remember that 7 |
| is normally reserved for the host bus adapter. (You |
| can run HP Library & Tape Tools to check the SCSI |
| IDs of each device attached to the SCSI bus, see |
| page 33.) |
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