Hewlett Packard LTO stand alone tape drive Device Driver Installation for XenData Server Software Installation Prerequisites 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 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.
Repeat this process for each drive. Supported Tape Formats The following drive/media combinations are supported by the software with HP LTO-4, LTO-5 and LTO-6 drives:
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