5 Installin g an external U ltrium
tapedrivebyconnectingtoan
external SAS port
This chapter describes how to connect your tape drive to an external port on the host controller or new
HBA. This configuration requires you to purchase a recommended, additional SAS cable. You cannot use
the split cable supplied with the tape drive to connect to an external SAS port.
In this chapter:
•
“Before you start”onpage49
•
“Connecting the tape drive to an external SAS port” on page 49
•
“Reboot the server” on page 46
If your server has an internal SAS connector that supports connection to your tape d rive,
you may prefer to use the supplied cable and one of the cabling options described in
“Installing an external Ultrium tape drive by connecting to an internal SAS port” on page 37.
If you are installing an internal Ultrium tape drive, please refer to
“Installing an internal Ultrium tape drive ”onpage21.
Before you start
Deciding which HBA and cabling configuration to use with external drives is a complex choice and
supported configu rations a re constantly being updated. Always refer to h
ttp://www.hp.com/go/connect
for the latest information about cables and supported HBAs.
Select tape ba ckup and navigate down to the Hardware Compatibility table for your make of ser ver.
The ser ver/tape drive matrix shows top-level compatibility, but be sure to click on the box for your
combina
tion of server and tape drive to display a fur ther page with detailed connectivity information.
Non-HP servers may have an active external port. To connect to it you must purchase an additional cable.
If the server does not have an active external port, you must purchase and install an additional HBA that
suppor
ts external connection and an additional cable.
NOTE:
If you use a recommended cable (not supplied) to attach directly to the external SAS port and the tape
drivedoesnotfunction,onepossiblecauseisthattheportisinactiveornotsupportedforexternaltape
device
s. Please refer to h
ttp://www.hp.com/go/connect or your server documentation for further
infor
mation on supported configurations.
Connecting the tape drive to an external SAS port
The following instructions are valid O NLY for non-HP o r HP ProLiant servers with an HBA that supports
external SAS ports.
This installation does not modif y your existing SAS configuration and does not require you to remove
the server cover; you connect the tape drive directly to the external port. It requires you to purchase an
additional SAS cable. If you are installing a new HBA, it requires a spare PCI slot for the new HBA.
See h
ttp://www.hp.com/go/connect for recommended products.
Ultrium half-height SAS Tape Drives
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