Verifying Drive Operation; Loading Device Drivers; Connecting Two Sas Hosts To One Tape - Dell PowerVault 100T User Manual

Figure 2-7. Connecting two SAS Hosts to one Tape Drive
4. Configuring the Tape Drive to the Host

Verifying Drive Operation

After you install the drive hardware, verify that it is functioning properly before
you store your valuable data. Turn on the system. For external drives, turn on the
drive before you turn on the system.
The tape drive will run its Power-On Self Test (POST), which checks all hardware
except for the drive head. The single-character display will present a series of
random characters, and then become blank (not lit). The fault LED will flash once,
then the Ready/Activity LED will turn on solid.
Verify that the tape drive installation was successful. Following the instructions
given with your Tape Backup Software application, write test data to a tape, read
the test data from the tape, and compare the data read from the tape with the
original data on disk.

Loading Device Drivers

Microsoft Windows Server
This section describes how to install the Microsoft
Drivers for the tape drive.
Notice: Some backup software applications do not require device drivers to be
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Note: Unlike SCSI, the SAS architecture does not support daisy changing.
Power on the tape drive. Refer to your system and application software
manuals to configure the tape drive for use.
loaded and, in some cases, installing device drivers could interfere with
proper functioning of the application. See the documentation for the
respective application prior to loading these drivers. The latest drivers are
available at http://support.dell.com.
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Chapter 2. Setting Up the Tape Drive
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