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The Purpose of this Manual
Introduction
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1Introduction
The Purpose of this Manual
This manual provides basic information on configuring the drives with various operating
systems.
Please see the top-level release notes that accompany the drive for expected functionality and
features.
Ultrium drives are supported on the following platforms:
• HP UNIX systems (HP-UX) (Chapter 2)
• HP Alpha UNIX (Chapter 3)
• IBM (AIX) (Chapter 4)
• Linux (Chapter 5)
• Sun Systems, Solaris 8, 9, 10 (Chapter 6)
For platforms not mentioned here, please contact HP because there may be new connectivity
details available that arrived after the release notes were published.
See Chapter 7 for details of how to verify the installation.
Ultrium Drives in a Library
Ultrium drives may also be used in a library. However, instructions about installing device
drivers for automatic robotics are not included in this manual.
Backup Applications
For optimum performance it is important to use a backup application that supports the drive’s
features within your system’s configuration. Please see the “Getting Started Guide” for more
information about usage models.
The following applications are suitable for use within an enterprise environment and have been
tested with Ultrium drives. They use the operating system’s standard, built-in device drivers, as