Step 1: Check The Scsi Connection - Hp Storageworks Ultrium 232I Getting Started Manual

Step 1: Check the SCSI connection

Use the following questions to help you check your SCSI connection. Most users can use HP
Library & Tape Tools to check the SCSI bus, see page 34. If you answer 'Yes' to all these
questions, you are ready to install your tape drive. If you answer 'No', you will probably need
to purchase and install additional items.
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1 Is there a spare SCSI port on
the server's internal SCSI
bus?
2 Does the SCSI bus type match
the drive type: Ultra 160 or
higher recommended?
(Make sure the ribbon cable
is terminated. See page 19.)
3 Will the drive be the only
device on the bus? This is the
recommended configuration.
Do not connect to a RAID
controller channel.
SCSI Bus Type
Ultra 160 LVD
Ultra 2 LVD
Ultra 320 LVD
SE Wide
SE Narrow
High Voltage
Differential
table 1: supported SCSI bus types
www.hp.com/go/connect .
Yes?
Yes?
Bus Transfer Speed
Up to 160 MB/s
Up to 80 MB/s Yes, one drive only per bus
Up to 320 MB/s
Up to 40 MB/s
Up to 20 MB/s
Up to 40 MB/s No. The drive will not work and you may damage the drive or
Purchase and install one of the
recommended HBAs into an unused
64-bit PCI expansion slot. See table
No?
below.
Performance may be impaired.
Consider replacing your card with one
of the recommended HBAs. See table
No?
below.
Performance may be impaired,
depending upon the tape drive model
and SCSI bus.
No?
Supported
448
Yes, for up to two drives per bus, recommended
Yes, recommended,
but do not daisy-chain with Ultra 320 devices.
Not recommended
No, this will severely restrict performance.
controller.
232
Yes, up to two drives per bus
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