HP StorageWorks SDLT Series User manual

reference
guide
hp StorageWorks
SDLT Tape Drives
Third Edition (October 2002)
Part Number: 201412-003
This guide is to be used as step-by-step instructions for installation and as a reference for
operation, troubleshooting, and future upgrades.
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SDLT Tape Drives Reference Guide
Third Edition (October 2002)
Part Number: 201412-003
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Contents
About this Guide
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Text Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
Equipment Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Rack Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
HP Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
HP Storage Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
HP Authorized Reseller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
1Introduction
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
HP StorageWorks Native Driver CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Data Compression. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Operating System Device Drivers
Device Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installing Drivers on Windows NT 4.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installing Drivers on Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Novell NetWare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ASPI Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
HP Tru64 UNIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
DDR Recognition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Turning Compression On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Example 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Example 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Turning Compression Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Open VMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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Example 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Example 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Red Hat Linux. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
SuSe Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Caldera UnixWare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Verify Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Caldera Open UNIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Verify Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Caldera OpenServer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Caldera Open Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3 Operating the SDLT Drive
Power On Self-Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
HP-approved Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Operating the SDLT Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Loading a Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Unloading a Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Front Panel Indicators and Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Write-Protecting a Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Cartridge Handling and Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
DRTape Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using the Disaster Recovery Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Creating a Disaster Recovery Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Restoring a System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4 Troubleshooting the SDLT Drive
What to do if there is a Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Library and Tape Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
A Regulatory Compliance Notices
Federal Communications Commission Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Class B Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Declaration of Conformity for products marked with the FCC logo -
United States only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Class B Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
European Union Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Taiwan Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Japanese Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
B Electrostatic Discharge
Grounding Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
C Specifications
Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Altitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Acoustic Emissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Temperature and Humidity Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Power Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Air-Cooling Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
D Manually Removing a Cartridge
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Preparing the SDLT Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Disassembling the SDLT Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Removing the Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Removing the Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Rewinding the Tape into the Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Removing the Left Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Disconnecting the Leader Pin from Cartridge Buckle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Removing the Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Assembling the SDLT Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
EDensitySelect
Specifying a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Selecting a Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Using Media Previously Written in SLDT 320 Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Using Media Previously Written in SDLT 220 Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Index
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about this
guide
About this Guide
About this Guide
This reference guide provides information to help you:
■Install the operating system device drivers
■Operate the SDLT drive
■Troubleshoot the SDLT drive
About this Guide topics include:
■Conventions, page viii
■Rack Stability, page xi
■Getting Help, page xi
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Conventions
Conventions consist of the following:
■Document Conventions
■Text Symbols
■Equipment Symbols
Document Conventions
The document conventions included in Table 1 apply in most cases.
Table 1: Document Conventions
Element Convention
Cross-reference links Figure 1
Key and field names, menu items,
buttons, and dialog box titles Bold
File names, application names, and text
emphasis Italics
User input, command and directory
names, and system responses (output
and messages)
Monospace font
COMMAND NAMES are uppercase
monospace font unless they are case
sensitive
Variables <monospace, italic font>
Website addresses Underlined sans serif font text:
http://www.hp.com
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Text Symbols
The following symbols may be found in the text of this guide. They have the
following meanings.
WARNING: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow
directions in the warning could result in bodily harm or loss of life.
Caution: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions
could result in damage to equipment or data.
Note: Text set off in this manner presents commentary, sidelights, or interesting points
of information.
Equipment Symbols
The following equipment symbols may be found on hardware for which this guide
pertains. They have the following meanings.
Any enclosed surface or area of the equipment marked with these
symbols indicates the presence of electrical shock hazards. Enclosed
area contains no operator serviceable parts.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury from electrical shock hazards,
do not open this enclosure.
Any RJ-45 receptacle marked with these symbols indicates a network
interface connection.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of electrical shock, fire, or damage to the
equipment, do not plug telephone or telecommunications connectors
into this receptacle.
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Any surface or area of the equipment marked with these symbols
indicates the presence of a hot surface or hot component. Contact with
this surface could result in injury.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury from a hot component, allow
the surface to cool before touching.
Power supplies or systems marked with these symbols indicate the
presence of multiple sources of power.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury from electrical shock,
remove all power cords to completely disconnect power from the
power supplies and systems.
Any product or assembly marked with these symbols indicates that the
component exceeds the recommended weight for one individual to
handle safely.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the
equipment, observe local occupational health and safety requirements
and guidelines for manually handling material.
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Rack Stability
Rack stability protects personal and equipment.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the
equipment, be sure that:
■The leveling jacks are extended to the floor.
■The full weight of the rack rests on the leveling jacks.
■In single rack installations, the stabilizing feet are attached to the rack.
■In multiple rack installations, the racks are coupled.
■Only one rack component is extended at any time. A rack may become
unstable if more than one rack component is extended for any reason.
Getting Help
If you still have a question after reading this guide, contact an HP authorized
service provider or access our website:
http://www.hp.com .
HP Technical Support
In North America, call technical support at 1-800-652-6672, available 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week.
Note: For continuous quality improvement, calls may be recorded or monitored.
Outside North America, call technical support at the nearest location. Telephone
numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the HP website under
support:
http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/support.html .
Be sure to have the following information available before calling:
■Technical support registration number (if applicable)
■Product serial numbers
■Product model names and numbers
■Applicable error messages
■Operating system type and revision level
■Detailed, specific questions
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HP Storage Website
The HP website has the latest information on this product, as well as the latest
drivers. Access storage at:
http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/
storage.html . From this website, select the appropriate product or solution.
HP Authorized Reseller
For the name of your nearest HP authorized reseller:
■In the United States, call 1-800-345-1518
■In Canada, call 1-800-263-5868
■Elsewhere, see the HP website for locations and telephone numbers:
http://www.hp.com .
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Introduction
This chapter covers the following topics:
■Overview
■HP Native Driver CD
■System requirements
■Data compression
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Overview
The HP StorageWorks SDLT tape drive is a high-capacity, high-performance
streaming tape drive designed for use with HP ProLiant servers, HP AlphaServers,
and OpenSANTM storage systems. The tape drive uses Laser Guided Magnetic
Recording (LGMR) technology to maximize the amount of data that can be stored
on a tape.
The SDLT uses a clustered magnetic-resistive (MR) head technology to improve
data density, uses Partial Response Maximum Likelihood (PRML) technology to
provide increased performance, and has a robust tape buckling system for
reliability.
Figure 1: HP SDLT drive
HP StorageWorks Native Driver CD
The HP StorageWorks Native Driver CD, included in the SDLT drive kit, contains
the latest drivers for HP tape drives.
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System Requirements
See Table 2 for the recommended controller interfaces that can be used with the
SDLT drive. Install and configure the controller before beginning the drive
installation, using the documentation included with the controller.
Table 2 shows the categories of controllers that support the SDLT drive and which
ones are recommended.
For a list of specific controllers and adapters that support the SDLT drive refer to:
http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html
Table 2: Supported Controllers
Controller Categories Recommended
Fast SCSI-2 (Narrow) No
Fast SCSI-2 (Wide) No
Wide-Ultra SCSI Yes
Ultra-2 SCSI Yes
Ultra-3 SCSI Yes
Note: Equipping the server with at least a Wide-Ultra SCSI Controller is recommended.
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Data Compression
The SDLT drive reads and writes both uncompressed (native) and compressed
data.
■The SDLT 220 drive features a native formatted capacity of 110 GB and a
sustained native data transfer rate of 11 MB/s.
■The SDLT 320 drive features a native formatted capacity of 160 GB and a
sustained native transfer rate of 16 MB/s.
When operating in compressed mode, data capacity is affected by how much the
data can be compressed. Most data can be compressed at an approximate 2:1 ratio.
This would provide the SDLT 220 drive with a compressed capacity of 220 GB
and a compressed data transfer rate of 22 MB/s. The SDLT 320 has a compressed
capacity of 320 GB and a compressed data transfer rate of 32 MB/s.
The SDLT drive ships from the factory with data compression enabled for writing.
In this mode, data is always compressed when writing to the tape, but the drive is
capable of reading both compressed and native tapes. For the drive to write native
data, the data compression setting must be changed through the software. To
change the setting, consult the backup application software documentation for the
data compression enabling and disabling procedure.
Note: Capacity may vary based upon actual stored data. Data transfer rates can vary
depending on actual data, media condition, and system and controller capabilities.
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Operating System Device
Drivers
The following operating systems support the HP SDLT drive:
■Microsoft Windows NT
■Microsoft Windows 2000
■Novell NetWare
■HP Tru64UNIX
■OpenVMS
■Red Hat Linux
■SuSe Linux
■Caldera UnixWare
■Caldera Open UNIX
■Caldera OpenServer
■Caldera Open Linux
For an updated list of supported operating systems, refer to:
www.compaq.com/support/files.
Click on Tape Storage under the heading Storage.
Device Drivers
Device drivers for Intel-based systems are located on the HP StorageWorks Native
Driver CD.
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Installing Drivers on Windows NT 4.0
These instructions apply to the Windows NT Backup Utility and other
applications that don't provide their own drivers.
Note: Before starting the driver installation, verify that your tape drive is properly
connected. Windows NT 4.0 only allows you to install tape device drivers sequentially.
If you have other tape devices installed without drivers, install those drivers before
attempting the following procedure, or click Cancel to bypass each tape device.
1. Click the Start button and then select Settings > Control Panel to open the
Windows Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Tape Devices icon.
3. The Tape Devices dialog box is displayed and indicates that the driver for the
new tape drive is not loaded. If the system does not automatically scan for
new devices, select Detect. This scanning process creates a list of device
drivers available for installation.
4. In the Install Driver dialog box, click Have Disk. The Install From Disk dialog
box is displayed.
5. In the Copy manufacturer's files from field, type the driver path as shown
below, and then select OK. Substitute the correct drive letter for your CD
ROM drive.
For Intel systems:
E:drivers\StandAloneTapeDrive\nt4\I386\\dlt\dlt+sdlt
6. In the Install Driver dialog box, select the appropriate driver for your tape
drive and click OK.
7. In the New SCSI Tape Device Found dialog box, click OK.
8. In the Tape Devices dialog box, click OK. This step completes the driver
installation. Remove the CD and restart your system.
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Installing Drivers on Windows 2000
These instructions apply to the Windows Backup Utility.
1. Right-click the My Computer icon and select Manage.
2. Select Device Manager on the left panel to display all the devices on the right
panel on the Computer Management console. Make all subsequent selections
from the devices shown in the right panel.
3. If the SDLT tape drive has not yet been installed, connect the device and select
Scan for hardware changes to detect the device. At first, the device might be
displayed in the “other device” category under the ? icon. After the correct
driver is installed the device will be correctly displayed in the tape drives
category.
To install the SDLT tape driver, select the tape drive under device manager and do
the following:
1. Right click the drive and select Properties.
2. Select the Driver tab.
3. Click Update Driver to launch the Update Device Driver Wizard.
4. When prompted, select the option to display a list of known drivers.
5. Click Have Disk and select the CD ROM drive.
6. Navigate to the \Drivers \StandAloneTapeDrives\W2000\dlt\dlt+sdlt
directory.
7. Select the .inf file and click OK.
8. The wizard displays a list of the drives available in this directory.
9. Select the item that describes your drive and then click OK to install the
driver.
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Novell NetWare
The tape device driver is located with the operating system. Refer to the backup
application installation guide for more information regarding additional software
that might be needed.
Table 3 provides a list of supported controllers and where to get information about
the software driver:
Be sure to load the appropriate drivers in accordance with the controller being
used. There are additional driver considerations if you want to use applications
requiring the Advanced SCSI Programming Interface (ASPI) support. For more
information, see the “ASPI Support” section.
ASPI Support
The Readme.com file on the Novell Software Support Diskette (NSSD) outlines
the specific drivers you need to support ASPI tape backup applications.
If you are using a tape backup application that uses ASPI, such as ARCserve
provided by Computer Associates or Veritas BackupExec, refer to the information
provided with the application NLM to determine whether it uses ASPI.
The ASPI drivers, Cpqsaspi.nlm Device Driver Functional Specification (DDFS)
and Nwaspi.nlm NetWare Peripheral Architecture (NWPA), provide ASPI support
for the SCSI architecture for applications that require this interface.
Note: Some ISPs such as Veritas use their own ASPI drivers. Please read the ISV
documentation before loading nwaspi.
All required drivers for ASPI tape support are provided on the NSSD. The NSSD
ships with each server or can be downloaded from the HP website at:
www.compaq.com/support/files.
Click on Tape Storage under the heading Storage. The Scsi.rdm file on the NSSD
gives complete instructions on how to load these drivers and troubleshoot any
problems.
Table 3: Novell NetWare
Controller Software Driver Information
Wide-Ultra SCSI
Ultra-2 SCSI
Run the Readme.com file on any of the Novell
Software Support Diskettes (NSSD) for driver
installation instructions.
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