Mounting Hardware; Drivers; Backup Software - Fujitsu Streamer DAT 160 User Manual

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2.4.2

Mounting hardware

For many servers, no mounting tray or rails are required. Devices simply slide

into the server's chassis and are fixed with screws. Other servers have built-in

trays or rails.

Some servers use non-standard mounting rails and do not include spares. If this

is the case with your system, you will have to order these accessories from the

server manufacturer before you can install the tape drive.

2.5

Two drivers are required in order to use DAT USB tape drives.

– hpdat: This is the tape driver that works with all DAT/DDS tape drive

products. It is regularly updated and is available from

http://ts.fujitsu.com/support.

– hp_usbstor: This is a USB Storage device used by hpdat and it replaces

the Microsoft usbstor driver for USB tape drives. USB DAT drives will work

with the Microsoft usbstor driver, however, we strongly recommend the use

of the hp_usbstor driver as it offers improved functionality.

On Windows systems, we strongly recommend that you use the installer

package supplied to install the drivers BEFORE you connect the tape drive.

Updates to the drivers may be provided from time to time on

http://ts.fujitsu.com/support.We recommend that these are installed after using

the installer package.

On Linux and other operating systems, drivers are included with the operating

system and should be loaded automatically. To upgrade drivers we recommend

that you patch to the latest version of the operating system.

2.6

For optimum performance it is important to use a backup application that is

appropriate for your system's configuration. In a direct attach configuration,

where the tape drive is attached to a standalone server, you can use backup

software that is designed for a single server environment. In network configura-

tions you will need backup software that supports enterprise environments.

DAT 160 USB

Drivers

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