DAT 80 (DDS4) with A9890A

[KMA]

Hi,

I would like to check if any one connected an external DAT tape drive in HP 5300 enclosure to a smart array 6402 (A9890A). Is this compatible? I tried connecting the tape drive but it ever appeared in ioscan. The driver is in the Kernel. The thing is that it dose not since the tape drive. I rebooted twice with no luck. Do I have to do any configuration on the card it self?
Thanks in advance.
KMA

[KMA]

Sorry I forgot to say that the server is rp4440 and there is nothing else is connected on the card except the tape drive.

Thanks

[Sameer_Nirmal]

Hi,

I guess it is in-compatible combination.
SA 6402 is raid controller card and connecting to a tape drive is not supported alteast in HP-UX.
You need to have Ultra3, Ultra320 SCSI adapter.
Refer following link for supported options
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/11878_div/11878_div.html

I guess tape drives under Windows/Linux environment are supported.
Refer the link
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&taskId=125&prodSeriesId=1132643&prodTypeId=329290&objectID=c00333220

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

The drive is compatible with the system but hooked up to the wrong type of scsi controller.

It might work off the scsi port on the rp server.

SEP

[KMA]

Thanks guys .. the drive is not compatible with the SA 6402 .. I'm getting an Ultra 320 SCSI adapter .

Rgds