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About this guide ................................................................................... 9

Intended audience ...................................................................................................................... 9

Related documentation ................................................................................................................ 9

Document conventions and symbols ............................................................................................... 9

HP technical support ................................................................................................................. 10

Registering your tape drive ......................................................................................................... 10

Subscription service .................................................................................................................. 11

HP websites ............................................................................................................................. 11

Documentation feedback ........................................................................................................... 11

1 Before you start ................................................................................ 13

HP StorageWorks DAT models .................................................................................................... 13

Which operating systems are supported? ..................................................................................... 14

Do you have the correct SAS cable? ............................................................................................ 14

Internal drives .................................................................................................................... 14

External drives ................................................................................................................... 15

Power requirements ................................................................................................................... 16

What are the mounting requirements for an internal tape drive? ...................................................... 16

Mounting bay .................................................................................................................... 16

Mounting hardware ............................................................................................................ 16

Using the HP StorageWorks Tape CD-ROM .................................................................................. 16

2 Drivers and backup software ............................................................. 19

Install drivers ............................................................................................................................ 19

Installing on Windows ........................................................................................................ 19

Recommended install process, before connecting the tape drive ......................................... 19

Alternative install process, after connecting the tape drive ................................................. 19

Upgrade backup software .......................................................................................................... 20

Enabling encryption (DAT 320 only) ..................................................................................... 20

3 Installing an internal DAT tape drive ................................................... 21

Make sure you have the correct cable ......................................................................................... 21

Prepare mounting bay .............................................................................................................. 23

Attach mounting hardware ........................................................................................................ 24

Install drive ............................................................................................................................. 25

Connect SAS and power cables .................................................................................................. 26

Supported cable configurations ............................................................................................ 27

Option 1: Connect to a dedicated HBA (all HP ProLiant servers and all non-HP servers) ............... 28

Option 2: Connect cable to spare port on host SAS controller .................................................. 29

Option 3: Connect cable to port on host SAS controller and replace existing SAS cable .............. 31

Secure the drive ....................................................................................................................... 36

Reboot the server ...................................................................................................................... 37

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