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HP LTO Ultrium FC and SCSI Drive-Specific Information
Supported Tape Formats
The following drive/media combinations are supported by XenData Archive Series
software in HP Ultrium FC and SCSI drives:
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Media |
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| Drive |
LTO-2 R/W |
LTO-3 R/W |
LTO-3 WORM |
LTO-4 R/W |
LTO-4 WORM |
LTO-5 R/W |
LTO-5 WORM |
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200GB |
400GB |
400GB |
800GB |
800GB |
1500GB |
1500GB |
| LTO Ultrium-2 |
√ |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| LTO Ultrium-3 |
√ |
√ |
√ |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| LTO Ultrium-4 |
Read only |
√ |
√
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√ |
√ |
X |
X |
| LTO
Ultrium-5 |
X |
Read only |
Read
only |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
Notes: (1) Supported HP LTO Ultrium-2 drives are known as Ultrium
420; supported HP LTO Ultrium-3 drives are known as Ultrium 920 and Ultrium 960;
supported HP LTO Ultrium-4 drives are known as Ultrium 1840; and
supported LTO-5 Ultrium drives are known as Ultrium 3000. (2) LTO Ultrium-5 drives are not available with a
parallel SCSI interface.
Minimum Supported Firmware Level
The following firmware versions are approved for use with XenData Archive Series
software. If you are using an earlier firmware version, please upgrade your
drives before using XenData software. All drives in a library
must have the same firmware version.
| Drive |
Firmware |
| LTO Ultrium-2 SCSI |
Any |
| LTO Ultrium-3 FC |
M22W |
| LTO Ultrium-3 SCSI |
Any |
| LTO Ultrium-4 FC |
Any |
| LTO Ultrium-5 FC |
Any |
Note that the relevant tape library manufacturer may require a
higher level of firmware.
Device Driver Installation
The device driver for these drives is installed using the Windows Update
service, as follows:
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Right-click on 'My Computer' and select 'Manage'
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Select Device Manager from the left pane and find the
drive; it will be in either 'Tape drives' or 'Other devices'
in the right pane.
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Double click on the device and select the 'Driver' tab.
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Click 'update driver' to launch the driver update
wizard, allow the wizard to connect to the Internet and click 'Next'.
Select 'Install the software automatically' and again click 'Next'
When the wizard finished installing the device driver, click "Finish".
If the driver fails to install for some reason, you can download a suitable driver from the
HP support site. Follow the installation instructions on the
HP site.
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