Before You Start; Supported Tape Blades; Installation Guidelines - HP EH920A - StorageWorks Ultrium 1760 Tape Drive User Manual

1 Before you start

In this chapter:
• "Supported Tape
• "Installation guidelines" on page 13
• "Onboard Administrator" on page 14
• "Power specifications" on page 14
• "Your HP StorageWorks Tape
• "Using the HP StorageWorks Tape

Supported Tape Blades

This guide describes how to install and operate the following Tape Blades:
• the HP StorageWorks SB1760c Tape Blade, which is an Ultrium 1760 tape drive within a tape
blade assembly
• the HP StorageWorks SB920c Tape Blade, which is an Ultrium 920 tape drive within a tape blade
assembly.
• the HP StorageWorks Ultrium 448c Tape Blade, which is an Ultrium 448 tape drive within a tape
blade assembly
These tape blade assemblies may only be installed in an HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure, which must
be running the correct firmware for it to support the tape blade. Firmware version 1.3 or later is required
when installing in a c7000 enclosure. In a c3000 enclosure all versions of the firmware support the
HP StorageWorks Tape Blade. For the best reliability, performance and new features update to the
most recent version of the firmware.
For the most up-to-date information about supported operating systems and configurations, refer to
http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation.
Before performing any procedures specific to the HP StorageWorks Tape Blade, install and configure an
HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure. The most current documentation for HP BladeSystem components is
available at the HP BladeSystem website (http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem).
Documentation is also available in the following locations:
• Documentation CD that ships with the enclosure
• HP BladeSystem Technical Resources website
documentation)
• HP Business Support Center website (http://www.hp.com/support)
• HP Technical Documentation website (http://www.hp.com/support/manuals)

Installation guidelines

Observe the following guidelines when installing the HP StorageWorks Ultrium Tape Blade:
• An HP StorageWorks Tape Blade supports one partner server blade, and a partner server blade
supports one HP StorageWorks Tape Blade.
• The server blade and the HP StorageWorks Tape Blade must be adjacent to each other in the
HP BladeSystem enclosure.
• Install the partner server blade first and ensure that it is powered down before installing the
HP StorageWorks Tape Blade.
Blades" on page 13
Blade" on page 14
CD-ROM" on page 15
(http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/
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Tape Blade