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Which operating systems are supported?............................................................................................5
Power specifications.............................................................................................................................5
How do I connect the drive to my server?............................................................................................6
Internal drives..................................................................................................................................6
External drives.................................................................................................................................7
Rackmount drives............................................................................................................................8
Diagnostic, management, and support tools........................................................................................9
Upgrade backup software...................................................................................................................10
Enable encryption...............................................................................................................................10
Before you start..................................................................................................................................11
Mounting requirements.......................................................................................................................12
Remove server cover..........................................................................................................................12
Attach mounting hardware - some servers.........................................................................................13
Mounting rails...........................................................................................................................13
Mounting screws......................................................................................................................14
Install drive..........................................................................................................................................14
Connect SAS and power cords...........................................................................................................15
Supplied SAS cable.......................................................................................................................15
Option 1: Connect to a new HBA (all servers)...............................................................................16
Option 2: Connect cable to spare port on host SAS controller......................................................18
Option 3: Connect cable to port on host SAS controller and replace existing SAS cable.............20
Mounting hardware used...............................................................................................................23
No mounting hardware used.........................................................................................................24
Before you start..................................................................................................................................26
Connecting the tape drive to an external SAS port............................................................................26
Reboot the server ..............................................................................................................................27
5 Verifying the installation.....................................................................................29
6 Operating the tape drive....................................................................................30
Loading a cartridge.............................................................................................................................31
Unloading a cartridge..........................................................................................................................31
Removing power from the drive..........................................................................................................32
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