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HP 36/72 DDS5 Hot Plug Tape Drive

CA1413955 — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 06:19:10 GMT

hi all

i just brought a HP 36/72 DDS-5 Hot Plug Tape Drive for my ML 370 g2 server.

and i'm reading the manual and it said the following

""HP ProLiant ML370 servers only. Horizontal orientation: install the first tape in the third drive slot from the left. Tower orientation: install the first tape in the third drive slot from the bottom""

does anyone know why this is? coz i already have a hard drive in that slot, and i was going to install it into slot 4&5... (can i still do that?)

thanks for ur time

cheers

Justin

Re: HP 36/72 DDS5 Hot Plug Tape Drive

Lewis Finch — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:43:08 GMT

Justin, not exactly sure but if I were guessing I would say it's because the server uses a dual channel controller and since you don't want the tape drive on the same channel as the hard drives, this may be the bay that connects to the second channel.

Re: HP 36/72 DDS5 Hot Plug Tape Drive

CA1413955 — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:12:07 GMT

hi there

its a smart array 5i card (single channel) connected to the hot-plug enclosure..

thanks

Justin