Attaching A Physical Tape Drive (Optional); Hardware Requirements For Tape Attach; Tape Drive Installation Overview - HP StorageWorks D2D100 - Backup System User Manual

3 Attaching a physical tape drive
(optional)
In this chapter:
• "Hardware requirements" on page 37
• "Tape drive installation
• "Removing the
• "Installing the
• "Replacing the
• "Connecting an external or rackmount tape

Hardware requirements for Tape Attach

A tape drive may be attached directly to your HP D2D Backup System, allowing you to store backups
offsite.
To use this facility you need:
• An HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drive. This should be an external drive or a 1U or 3U rackmount
enclosure for internal tape drives. The appropriate cables for the rackmount shelf must be used. Both
SAS and SCSI half-height and full-height tape drives are supported.
• A host bus adapter, HBA, for the tape drive connection (because there are no embedded SAS or SCSI
ports). You must purchase and install the HBA before connecting the tape drive.
• Please refer to
supported host bus adapters and tape drives. No additional drivers are required for recommended
HBAs and tape drives; they are included in the HP D2D Backup System firmware.
Please refer to "Export, import and copy to an attached tape
about transferring data to the tape drive.

Tape drive installation overview

Before connecting a tape drive, you must install an HBA. The instructions in this chapter provide the
following information that is specific to the HP D2D Backup System.
1.
If you have already powered up the HP D2D Backup System, power it down and disconnect the
cables before you start; each step is expanded in separate sections after the summary below.
2.
Remove the top cover from the HP D2D Backup System.
3. Install the HBA.
4. Replace the top cover on the HP D2D Backup System.
5.
Connect an external or rackmount tape drive.
overview" on page 37
covers" on page 38
HBA" on page 38
cover" on page 43
http://www.hp.com/go/connect
drive" on page 44
or http://www.hp.com/go/ebs
drive" on page 93 for more information
D2D Backup SystemHP D2D4004 and HP D2D4009
for a list of all
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