Hewlett Packard MSL 2024/4048/8096 Tape Libraries and Oracle
SL24 and SL48 Tape Libraries
Certified Device Drivers
Installation of the following certified device driver combination
is described below.
Device Driver
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Manufacturer
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LTO drive(s)
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HP
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Medium Changer
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HP
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Device Driver Installation for XenData Server Software
Installation Prerequisites
XenData Hardware
Ensure that the tape hardware is connected to the server. For SAS connections you must have point to point connections,
for Fibre channel you can connect via a switch, however our recommendation is also point to point. The tape hardware must
be powered on and in a ready state.
Tape Drive Drivers
XenData Hardware
Download the zipped device driver installation files from the link below to a folder on the C: drive of the Server.
Note: This will download driver version 1.0.7.1. Do not use 1.0.7.2 as we have found issues with that version.
» For LTO 4/5/6 drives download cp020353.exe
Now double click on the downloaded file to launch the HP Storage Tape Drives for Windows utility, click 'Extract'
and select a location on the C: drive for the extracted files.
Launch Windows Device Manager and install the LTO tape drive device driver for the first drive as described below.
Right-click on 'My Computer' and select 'Manage'.
Select Device Manager from the left pane and find the LTO drive; it will be in 'Other Devices' or
'Tape drives' in the right pane.
Right click on the device and select 'Update Driver Software...'
Select 'Browse my computer for driver software' and browse to the location of the extracted files.
Then select the 'W2K8R2-x64' folder and click 'OK'. Then enable 'Include sub-folders' and click 'Next'.
A message will be displayed 'Windows has successfully installed your driver software'. Then click 'Close'.
Repeat this process for each drive.
Library Drivers
XenData Hardware
Now, install the device driver for the tape library medium changer as described below.
Right-click on 'My Computer' and select 'Manage'.
Select Device Manager from the left pane and find the medium changer; it will be in ' Medium Changer Devices' in the right pane.
Right click on the device and select 'Update Driver Software...'
Select 'Browse my computer for driver software' and browse to the location of the extracted files. Then select the 'W2K8R2-x64'
folder and click 'OK'. Then enable 'Include sub-folders' and click 'Next'.
A message will be displayed 'Windows has successfully installed your driver software'. Then click 'Close'.
This completes the device driver installation process.
Supported Tape Formats
XenData Hardware
The following drive/media combinations are supported by the software with HP LTO-4, LTO-5 and LTO-6 drives:
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Media |
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Drive |
Ultrium 2 R/W |
Ultrium 3 R/W |
Ultrium 3 WORM |
Ultrium 4 R/W |
Ultrium 4 WORM |
Ultrium 5 R/W |
Ultrium 5 WORM |
Ultrium 6 R/W |
Ultrium 6 WORM |
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200 GB |
400 GB |
400 GB |
800 GB |
800 GB |
1500 GB |
1500 GB |
2500 GB |
2500 GB |
LTO-4 |
X |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
X |
X |
X |
X |
LTO-5 |
X |
read only |
read only |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
X |
X |
LTO-6 |
X |
X |
X |
read only |
read only |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
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