actiTape LTO-3 and LTO-4 internal SCSI and SAS – Quick Start Guide
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tape drive. We do NOT recommend native backup applications, such as Windows
Backup, because they do not support the full features of the tape drive and may
cause performance problems.
NOTE: Some backup applications require you to use their own drivers. Refer
to the documentation of your software application to ensure you are using the
recommended driver.
Power on the tape drive and verify
connection
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Plug in the host server or workstation and all attached devices.
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Turn on any other devices you turned off earlier. Turn on the server.
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Check the Ready LED on the front panel to make sure the tape drive is ready
for use.
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Verify the connection.
Checking the performance of the product
If performance is not meeting expectations and you are not meeting your backup
window, check for bottlenecks in your system architecture.
NOTE:
See www.actidata.com for recommended backup applications and for
software configuration.
What causes bottlenecks?
1. actidata recommends direct attach for LTO-4 and LTO-3 tape drives. If
you back up over a network, anything less than Gigabit Ethernet may limit
performance.
2. A single disk may limit backup performance. Have disks in parallel (e.g. RAID)
if possible or, if your backup application supports interleaving of data, back up
streams from multiple sources.
3. Use the latest version of your backup application. Native backup applications,
such as Windows backup, may limit performance.
