x1400 NSS, Can I directly attach a Tape Drive at the back of an x1400 NSS?

[WMallari]

x1400 NSS, Can I directly attach a Tape Drive at the back of an x1400 NSS?

[Dennis Handly]

What type of tape drive?

The quickspecs show that it has:

PCIe slot (open)
USB Ports (4)

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/13341_na/13341_na.pdf

[WMallari]

A SAS Tape Drive for example. What I mean to say is to attach the SAS Tape Drive at the back of this NSS using a PCI-E SAS Card and install the backup sotware into the x1400 NSS itself. This is workable right?

[Dennis Handly]

>This is workable right?

Does your OS and backup software support your card and drive?

[WMallari]

NAS OS is WSS 2008 R2, it should support a Symantec Backup Software or an HP DPS right?

[WMallari]

Hi, can anyone give me an answer here please.

I would like to attach a 1/8 Autoloader SAS Drive to a SAS HBA installed in the x1400 NAS PCI-E expansion slot. Then launch the Data Protector Express from the x1400, Can it be done?