Dell PowerVault LTO4-120 driver and firmware
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Performance Considerations for Tape Drives and Libraries - Page 5
... time the disk spends seeking the data; however, this can affect memory and CPU performance. See your tape backup application User's Guide for specific details.
Drivers and firmware. Always ensure that the SCSI or fibre controller and tape drive have the latest drivers and firmware installed. Visit support.dell.com to download the latest drivers and firmware for your Dell PowerVault tape product...
Performance Considerations for Tape Drives and Libraries - Page 6
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Attach tape drives and hard drives on separate controllers (internal or external) on separate host bus adapters (HBAs). This depends somewhat on the performance capabilities of your controller, but best practice is to keep the tape drive HBA separate from the hard drive HBA to ensure maximum throughput. Most onboard dual-mode SCSI/RAID controllers share one processor...
Performance Considerations for Tape Drives and Libraries - Page 12
... HBA installed that supports data speeds of Ultra160 or higher. A SCSI HBA that meets this requirement will allow each tape drive to communicate with the host at a rate of 160 MB/sec on the SCSI bus. The higher data rate of the SCSI bus compared to tape drive speeds allows multiple devices to be connected to the same bus without sacrificing device...
Performance Considerations for Tape Drives and Libraries - Page 14
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At the same time, if a bottleneck exists in the data being read from an external FC disk array, the use of I/O management software such as EMC® PowerPath® with an additional fabric connection will automatically load-balance the data across multiple paths and increase availability through path failover. See Figure 1-7. The left...
Getting Started Guide - Page 4
Unpack your system.
Save all shipping materials in case you need them later.
options box (also contains documentation and software)
tape drive
Getting Started Guide - Page 6
Turn on the tape drive.
Press the power button on the tape drive. The power indicator should light up.
Get Started.
Refer to your host and application software manuals to configure the tape drive for use.
Regulatory and Safety Information.
See the safety and regulatory notices in your Product Information Guide.
Installation and Configuration.
See the User's Guide for detailed information...