HP (Hewlett-Packard) DAT 72 manual

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    QuickSpecs HP Stora geWor ks DAT 72 Ta pe Drive DA-11 597 World Wi de — V ersi on 3 — Jun e 17, 2 003 1 Overview Internal (DAT 72i), World wide (Car bon) Q1525A External (DAT 72e), NA (Carbon) Q1527A HP StorageWorks DAT 72 tape drive for ProLiant and AlphaServer systems External (DAT 72e), Intl (Car bon) Q1528A 3U Rackmount Ki t, Worldwi de (No[...]

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    QuickSpecs HP Stora geWor ks DAT 72 Ta pe Drive DA-11 597 World Wi de — V ersi on 3 — Jun e 17, 2 003 2 Product Highlights Key Features • 36 GB (native), 72 GB (2:1 compres sion) capaci ty • 3 MB/s (native), 6 MB /s (2:1 compressi on) transfer rate • Internal, extern al, array modul e and T rade Ready c onfigurations • Universal impleme[...]

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    QuickSpecs HP Stora geWor ks DAT 72 Ta pe Drive DA-11 597 World Wi de — V ersi on 3 — Jun e 17, 2 003 3 Product Highlights Manage ment HP StorageWorks DDS tape p roducts a re supporte d, by HP Stora geWorks Library and T ape Tools ( L&TT) version 3.1 on wards. Thi s tool is intended to hel p in the install ation and mai ntenance of HP tape [...]

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    QuickSpecs HP Stora geWor ks DAT 72 Ta pe Drive DA-11 597 World Wi de — V ersi on 3 — Jun e 17, 2 003 4 Family Comparison DAT 72 DDS-4 A nnounce Dat e April 2003 1999 Capacity (nati ve) 36 GB 20 GB SCSI Interface Wide Ultra S CSI LVD Wide Ultra S CSI LVD Buffer 8 MB with full erro r protecti on (SDRAM) 4 MB (SDRAM ) Firmware Upgra deable Yes wi[...]

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    QuickSpecs HP Stora geWor ks DAT 72 Ta pe Drive DA-11 597 World Wi de — V ersi on 3 — Jun e 17, 2 003 5 Server and Tape Compatibility S ERVER AND T APE C O MP ATI BILIT Y F OR P RO L IA NT (For open c onnect, go to: http://ww w.hp.com/go/conn ect ) E = external, R=rack- mount, I=Internal, H=Hot Plug, X = All variants (external, internal, rack-m[...]

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    QuickSpecs HP Stora geWor ks DAT 72 Ta pe Drive DA-11 597 World Wi de — V ersi on 3 — Jun e 17, 2 003 6 Server and Tape Compatibility S ERVER AND T APE C O MP ATI BILIT Y F OR P RO L IA NT (c ontinued) E = external, R=rack-mount, I=Internal, H=Hot Plug, X = All variants (external, internal, rack-mount and Hot Plug) Part Number HP AlphaServers D[...]

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    QuickSpecs HP Stora geWor ks DAT 72 Ta pe Drive DA-11 597 World Wi de — V ersi on 3 — Jun e 17, 2 003 7 Server and Tape Compatibility S ERVER AND T APE C O MP ATI BILIT Y F OR P RO L IA NT (c ontinued) Internal , Exter nal & Hot plug = X; Hot plug on ly = H Part Number Smart Array Cont rollers Integrated Smart A rray 5i Control ler on DL38 [...]

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    QuickSpecs HP Stora geWor ks DAT 72 Ta pe Drive DA-11 597 World Wi de — V ersi on 3 — Jun e 17, 2 003 8 Server and Tape Compatibility S ERVER AND T APE C O MP ATI BILIT Y F OR P RO L IA NT (c ontinued) Internal, External & Hot plug = X; Hot plug onl y = H Part Number Cable/Rail Kits 68-pin mal e to 50-pin mal e ribbon cabl e adap ter I C742[...]

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    QuickSpecs HP Stora geWor ks DAT 72 Ta pe Drive DA-11 597 World Wi de — V ersi on 3 — Jun e 17, 2 003 9 Server and Tape Compatibility S OFTWARE (continue d) Back up Applic ati ons and Test Soft ware Version ISV B ackup A pplic ati ons VERITAS Backup Exec for Windows NT /Windows 2000 v.9.0 VERITAS Backup Exec for Windows Se rver 2 003 v.9.0 VERI[...]

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    QuickSpecs HP Stora geWor ks DAT 72 Ta pe Drive DA-11 597 World Wi de — V ersi on 3 — Jun e 17, 2 003 10 Configuration Informati on DAT 72 TAPE DRIVES Select one: Model N umber Model Descriptio n Part Number HP StorageWorks DAT 72i Internal Tape Dr ive Contains Install ation Guide, HP StorageW orks CD, T apeWare backup s oftwa re, warranty regi[...]

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    QuickSpecs HP Stora geWor ks DAT 72 Ta pe Drive DA-11 597 World Wi de — V ersi on 3 — Jun e 17, 2 003 11 Configuration Informati on R ELATED O PTI ONS Media HP DAT 72* da ta cartri dge* (reco mmended) C8010A HP DDS-4 d ata cart ridge C5718A HP DDS-3 d ata cart ridge C5708A HP DDS Univ ersal cl eaning ca rtridge* C5709A Media avail able for purc[...]

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    QuickSpecs HP Stora geWor ks DAT 72 Ta pe Drive DA-11 597 World Wi de — V ersi on 3 — Jun e 17, 2 003 12 Technical Specifications Dimens ions (HxW xD) Physical HP StorageWorks DAT 72, Intern al 1.6 x 5.8 x 6.4 i n (4.1 x14.7 x 16.2 cm) HP StorageWorks DAT 72, External 3.7 x 4.6 x 8.7 i n (9.5 x 11.6 x 2 2.0 cm ) HP StorageWorks DAT 72, Tape Mod[...]

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    QuickSpecs HP Stora geWor ks DAT 72 Ta pe Drive DA-11 597 World Wi de — V ersi on 3 — Jun e 17, 2 003 13 Technical Specifications UPC Codes (continue d) HP StorageWorks DAT 72, Array Mod ule (Q1524A) UPC – 8 08736518550 HP StorageWorks DAT 72, Array Mod ule, Factory-Rac ked (Q1524A #O D1 ) UPC – 80873651854 3 Cable s Supp orted Cables HP Ta[...]

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    QuickSpecs HP Stora geWor ks DAT 72 Ta pe Drive DA-11 597 World Wi de — V ersi on 3 — Jun e 17, 2 003 14 Technical Specifications Native 36 GB Capacity Compres sed 72 GB, assuming 2:1 ratio (dat a dependant ) Driv e Type 4mm cartri dge tape, DAT 72 format. Native (maximum ) 10.8 GB/hour Transfer Rates 2:1 Compressi on (maxi mum) 21.6 GB/hou r I[...]

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    QuickSpecs HP Stora geWor ks DAT 72 Ta pe Drive DA-11 597 World Wi de — V ersi on 3 — Jun e 17, 2 003 15 Technical Specifications Power Re quireme nt (Tape Module) 100-240V, 2.0A max, 50-60 Hz, using T ape Array 5 300 Power C onsum ption Minimum 3.4W (idle) Typical 7.1W Maximum 22.5W (load) fo r <1 sec Termina tion No terminator is requir ed[...]