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HP's extensive compatibility testing program assures that your HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drive works with leading
servers, operating systems, and backup applications - and not just those sold by HP. HP Ultrium tape drives work
seamlessly on many platforms, making them especially suitable if you have a mixed system environment. For the latest list
of servers, workstations, operating systems, and backup software that support HP Ultrium tape drives, check the tape
backup compatibility pages on our Web site at:
http://www.hp.com/go/connect
.
HP Server
Compatibility
HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drives are supported on the following classes of HP systems:
HP ProLiant DL servers
HP ProLiant ML servers
HP Integrity servers
HP 9000 servers
HP workstations
HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drives are also supported on server platforms from third-party
manufactures including:
Dell
IBM
Sun
For details of which tape drive models work with which systems, including third-party systems, visit
http://www.hp.com/go/connect
for the latest hardware compatibility information.
Cables and
Termination
All cables required for internal and external connection to HP servers are provided with your tape
drive. For non-HP servers, please consult your manufacturers' server specifications to determine if
the cable provided with your Ultrium tape drive is appropriate for use with that server. No
terminator is required for internal models (assumes use of terminated cable). The external model
features "auto-termination" - no terminator is required.
Performance Tuning
You will need to connect the drive to a dedicated SCSI Host Bus Adaptor (HBA) or integrated
SCSI interface that is Ultra 160 or higher. Please reference the "Options" section of these
QuickSpec for all supported SCSI adapters and interfaces.
To achieve full performance with your tape drive, do not use the native backup application within
the operating system (e.g., NT® Backup, Windows® 2000 Backup). For full details of supported
backup applications, please visit:
http://www.hp.com/go/connect
OS Support
Microsoft® Windows, Novell NetWare, HP-UX, Red Hat Linux, United Linux, IBM-AIX, Sun Solaris
and other operating systems.
NOTE:
Please visit
http://www.hp.com/go/connect
for the latest compatibility information.
Backup Software
Support
All HP Ultrium tape drives are qualified with HP OpenView Storage Data Protector, HP
StorageWorks Data Protector Express, VERITAS Backup Exec, BrightStor ARCServe IT,
Yosemite TapeWare, Legato Networker, Dantz Retrospect, Tivoli TSM, NovaBackup, and other
backup applications
NOTE:
Please visit
http://www.hp.com/go/connect
for the latest compatibility information.
QuickSpecs
HP StorageWorks Ultrium Half-Height Tape Drives
Compatibility
DA - 12128 Worldwide QuickSpecs — Version 7 — 3/17/2006
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