Drive Model ID String
LTO Ultrium 5 drive
HP Ultrium 5-SCSI
LTO Ultrium 6 drive
HP Ultrium 6-SCSI
LTO Ultrium 7 drive
HP Ultrium 7-SCSI
LTO Ultrium 8 drive
HPE Ultrium 8-SCSI
Installing in a tape array
Appropriate HPE rack-mount systems
HPE LTO Ultrium removable tape drives can be used with any compatible rack-mount tape array system.
The tape array is designed to be installed into any compatible 19" rack-mount systems. It must be
properly installed and configured. Refer to your tape array documentation for further details.
Airflow requirements
As long as the tape array is fully populated, it will provide adequate airflow for HPE LTO Ultrium drives.
If you have unused bays in the tape array, you must install the blanking plates provided with the tape
array. It ensures that there is adequate airflow to the drives. See the documentation with the tape array for
details on installing blanking plates.
Ensure that ventilation is adequate at the front and rear of the tape array.
HPE LTO Ultrium drives require forced airflow. The required airflow depends on the ambient air
temperature and will be from back to front:
3 cfm for ambient air temperatures fluctuating in the range 10°C-40°C.
For details of how to test if the airflow is adequate, see Airflow requirements.
Identifying the drive
The model name is on the front panel and the product and serial numbers are on a label on the bottom of
the drive.
Modes of usage
Tape arrays can be used in different system configurations; direct attach, network attach and attached to
a SAN. For details, see Modes of usage.
Attaching to SAS
HPE LTO Ultrium SAS drives are high performance 6 Gb SAS devices. When installed in a tape array in a
compatible rack mount system, the drives can be connected to a SAS connection on a server or to an
expander as part of a larger SAS network. To get the optimum performance from your tape drive, you
need a SAS topology that can transfer data at a rate that supports the tape drive's maximum transfer
speed.
Connecting by SAS to a server or router
Individual SAS tape drives are connected to their hosts through the SAS connectors on the back of the
tape array.
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