Verifying the installation
Powering on the drive and the server
Procedure
1. For an external drive, power on the tape drive by pressing the power button on the front panel.
2. Power on the server.
3. If the BIOS for the controller in your server displays connected devices, watch the server boot screen
to verify that the new SAS tape drive is listed in the boot sequence.
If you see any error or unexpected messages, verify that the SAS cables are connected correctly. If
this does not resolve the problem, see the user guide for further troubleshooting information.
NOTE:
If you use a recommended cable to attach an external tape drive directly to the external SAS port and
the tape drive does not function, the port might be inactive or not supported for external tape devices.
When power is applied, the tape drive runs a hardware self-test, which takes up to 60 seconds.
If the self-test passes, the green Ready LED flashes and then all LEDs illuminate for a few seconds,
and finally the Ready LED remains illuminated.
If the test fails, the Drive Error and Tape Error LEDs flash, while the Ready LED remains illuminated.
This continues until the drive is reset.
Completing the installation
Verify that the correct drivers and versions of backup software are installed and that the tape drive is
functioning properly before storing data.
Procedure
1. If you have not already installed the tape drivers, install them now.
a. If you installed tape drivers before connecting the tape drive (Windows only)
The tape drive will be detected automatically and the correct drivers used.
If the Windows Found New Hardware wizard runs, cancel it and then use Device Manager to
verify that the driver is installed.
b. If tape drivers are not installed (Windows only)
If you have not already installed drivers, the Windows Found New Hardware wizard will run when
you power on the server and tape drive. Follow the on-screen instructions to search for the required
driver on the server. If necessary, download the driver from the support website: http://
www.hpe.com/support/hpesc
c. If tape drivers are not installed (other operating systems)
Drivers are included with the operating system and will be loaded automatically. To upgrade drivers,
Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends upgrading to the latest version of the operating system.
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