ODBR & Adaptec 29160 Scsi Card Urgent Please

[Michael Richter]

hello,

i know there is an issue with older Bios Firmware!


CUSTOMER ADVISORY

Document ID: EL041215_CW02
Version: 1
One Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR) Feature On HP Tape Drives May Not Function Properly On ProLiant G4-Series Servers

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=PSD_EL041215_CW02


hope this will fix your issue

Cheers
Mike

[rogerpatel]

Hi Mike,

Thanks again.

My server's running the latest bios, and the tape unit has the latest firmware.

Can you please explain to me exactly how i am to create a OBDR Backup.

I can boot the server and at the LSI Scsi screen i press F8, the first option is
"1 Tape based OBDR"

It then checks and says " A Compatible drive has been found"

It then says "insert a wite proteced tape is inserted into the tape device"

From here i cant get any further.




I can select this and it asks me to insert a

[Michael Richter]

did u try the manually way (as describe in my thrid posting ) to use OBDR?

May xou've no OBDR Compatible Backup!?

[rogerpatel]

Tried manually, same thing.

I'm actually on the Phone to CA right now to confirm my backup.

Will report back soon

Cheers Mike

[rogerpatel]

Mike,

Here this.

I just spoke to CA, i needed to confirm a few things.

First,
Q:Can you please confirm Brightstor 11.5 is fully compaitible with OBDR?
A: Yes, 100 %

Q: Can you please let me know if the HP Storageworks 460 is comapible?
A: NO

Q:What drive are compatible then:
A: No Ultrium's, mainly DDS3/4 units.

Do you know of anyfree software thats compitable with ODBR/Ultriums & HP.

Thanks

[Michael Richter]

http://www.tapeware.com/

should provide fully OBDR Support and there should be a 30 day trial version


but in case ArcServe Brightstore supports OBDR with Ultrium Tapes

check Compatibility Matrix
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/tape/OBDR/Compatibility_Matrices.pdf


THe answer form Brighstore support confuse me ..

[rogerpatel]

Mike,

Here's the CA matrix, you will see none Select HP then you will see none of the Ultrium drives will work.

https://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/storage/infodocs/basb115win/basb115win_cdl.asp#base_tape

In a nut shell, CA are selling a producting stating its OBDR compatible, however to a HP Reseller like me it not as they dont support any of the Ultium unit.

Mike, When we bought our in house HP 460 we got a cd called Tapeware XE V7.0 SP4B, do you know if this would work with windows 2003.

Thanks

[Michael Richter · Accepted solution]

Its supported from HP, XE should be the OEM Version .. this means u should also get installtion support on the HP Hotline

just try it