HP DDS/DAT tape drives UNIX, Linux and OpenVMS configuration guide (DW049-90930, May 2010)

1 Introduction
Purpose of this manual
This manual provides basic information on configuring the drives with various operating systems. See
the top-level release notes that accompany the drive for expected functionality and features.
HP DDS/DAT drives are supported on the following platforms:
• HP (HP-UX) servers and workstations, page 7
• HP (OpenVMS) servers and workstations, page 17
• HP (Tru64 5.1x) servers and workstations, page 19
• IBM (AIX) servers and workstations, page 23
• Linux (kernel 2.6x) servers and workstations, page 29
• Sun (Solaris) servers and workstations, page 33
For versions of the operating systems supported, see http://www.hp.com/go/connect.
For platforms not mentioned here, contact HP because there may be new connectivity details available
that arrived after the release notes were published.
See “Verifying the installation” on page 39 for details of how to verify the installation.
SAS drives
For supported UNIX, Linux and OVMS versions, go to http://www.hp.com/go/connect.
Backup applications
For optimum performance it is important to use a backup application that supports the drive’s features
within your system’s configuration.
For details of which backup applications are supported with your tape drive and system, visit the HP
Tape Compatibility website:
http://www.hp.com/products1/storage/compatibility/tapebackup/index.html.
Follow the “Software compatibility” link then click a tick in the appropriate matrix to drill down into
detailed application support information.
See the Getting Started Guide for more information about usage models.
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