Spectra T50e - Page 71

Chapter 2—Installing the Library Complete the Initial Configuration Steps
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Download Device Drivers, if needed Aspartofpreparingyourhostto
communicatewiththelibraryanddrives,youmayneedtoinstalldrive
devicedrivers.Goto support.spectralogic.comtodownloaddevice
driversforthedrives.SeeUpdatingDriveDeviceDriversonpage455for
detailedinstructions.
Notes:  YouonlyneedtodownloadtheWindows
®
2008Medium
ChangerDriverifyouareusingRemovableStorageManager
(RSM)orDataProtectionManager(DPM)storage
managementsoftware.Ifyouarenotusingoneofthese
softwarepackages,youdonotneedtodownloadorinstall
thisdevicedriver.Otherstoragemanagementsoftware 
packagesprovidethenecessarydrivers,ifneeded.
 Donotdownloadandinstallthedriversuntilafteryoucreate
thepartition,poweronthehost,andconfirmthatitcan
accessthelibrary.
Perform a Test Backup Usingyourstoragemanagementsoftware,backup
asmallamountofdatatoeachofthedrivesinthelibrarytoconfirmthat
thehostisabletocommunicatewiththedrives.