About this guid e
This guide provides information about:
• Installing the HP StorageWorks Ultrium SAS tape drive
• Using the HP StorageWorks Ultrium SAS tape drive
• Troubleshooting the HP StorageWorks Ultrium SAS tape drive
Intended audi
ence
This guide is intended for users who install, operate and maintain the H P StorageWorks Ultrium tape drive.
Related documentation
In addition to this guide, the following document provides related information:
• ‘Starthere’posterforanoverviewoftheinstallationinformationinthisguide(availablein
English, French, German and Japanese)
• Beginners’ Guide to SAS
You can find these documents from the Ma nuals pa ge of the HP Business Support Center website:
h
ttp://www.hp.com/support/manuals
In the Storage section, click Tape Storage and Media and then select your product.
Document conventions and symbols
Table 1 Docu
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Blue text: Table 1 on page 9
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rlined text: h
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• Text typed into a GUI element, such as a box
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menu and list items, buttons, tabs, and check boxes
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• System output
• Code
• Commands, their arguments, and argument values
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• Code variables
• Command variables
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