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HP LTO Ultrium SAS Drive-Specific Information
Supported Tape Formats
The following drive/media combinations are supported by XenData Archive Series
software in HP LTO-4 and LTO-5 SAS drives:
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Media |
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Drive |
Ultrium 2 R/W |
Ultrium 3 R/W |
Ultrium 3 WORM |
Ultrium 4 R/W |
Ultrium 4 WORM |
Ultrium 5
R/W |
Ultrium
5 WORM |
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200GB |
400GB |
400GB |
800GB |
800GB |
1500GB |
1500GB |
| LTO Ultrium-4
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X |
√ |
√
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√ |
√ |
X |
X |
| LTO
Ultrium-5
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X |
read only |
read only
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√ |
√ |
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√ |
Minimum Supported Firmware Level
The following firmware version has been tested 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-4 SAS |
U24D |
| LTO Ultrium-5 SAS |
Z23D |
Note that the relevant tape library manufacturer may require a
higher level of firmware.
Supported by XenData Versions
XenData Archive Series software version 5.00 and higher.
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
site.
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