Data Migration To Lto

Managing Access to
Existing Data when

Upgrading to LTO-
Ultrium Tape Format
whitepaper
Contents
Background 1
Benefits of Migrating to Ultrium 1
Migrating Data to the Ultrium Format 2
Option 1 - HP Library & Tape Tools 2.7 Media Migration Utility 4
Installation of HP Library & Tape Tools v2.7 4
installation from hhp.com
p.com 5
installation from SureStore CD-
CD-ROM 5
Data Migration from DLTtape Format to LTO-
LTO-Ultrium Format 5
time and cost 7
recommendations 7
Option 2 – Commercial Data Conversion Programs 7
recommendations 8
Option 3 – Tape Tape to Disk to Tape 8
recommendations 8
Option 4 – Recommended Bureau Service – Vogon International 9
recommendations 9
Option 5 – Other Bureau Services 9
recommendations 9
Option 6 – Operate a Mixed Media Library 10
performing
performing the upgrade 10
recommendations 11
Option 7 – Retain Legacy Tape Drives to Read Legacy Data Cartridges 12
recommendations 12
Option 8 – Move to a SAN Topology 12
recommendations 13
Upgrading Existing HP Tape Automation Hardware 14
Can I upgrade my HP Racked Tape Storage? 14
Can I upgrade my HP Racked Tape Storage? 14
Can I Upgrade my HP Tape Automation Product? 14
Performing the Upgrade 15
If You Have a HP SureStore 1/9 Autoloader 16
If You Have
Have a HP SureStore x/40, x/60, x/80, x/100, x/120 or x/140 Tape Library 17
If You Have a HP SureStore E x/40, x/60, x/100, x/120 or x/140 Tape Library 18
If You Have a HP SureStore E x/180 or x/700 Tape Library 19
Case Study 1 – Tape Format Conversion Using A Bureau Service 20
Case Study 2 – DIY Migration with HP L&TT 21
Case Study 3 – Operating a Mixed Media Format Library 22
In Conclusion 24
Background
This whitepaper is a guide to the steps needed to upgrade from your existing tape device to a
higher performance LTO-Ultrium tape format device. The whitepaper concentrates on upgrading
from DLTtape format devices to LTO-Ultrium format devices. However, much of the content is
applicable to users planning to migrate from other tape formats (Exabyte Mammoth, Sony AIT, SLR,
DDS, etc.)
Migrating to the LTO-Ultrium tape format involves two components. The first is dealing with the
existing media pool and determining how data in it will be accessed. The second is the actual
hardware upgrade.
Benefits of Migrating to Ultrium
The advantages for organizations of migrating to and standardizing on the Ultrium tape format are
covered in many publications from HP and others. For this reason they are only briefly covered
here:
•= Performance – 200GB(1) capacity and 30MB/sec(1) data throughput make LTO-Ultrium
the highest performance computer tape drive.
•= Open standard – Products (drives, libraries and media) available from multiple vendors
giving the widest product range of any tape format.
•= Consolidation – The wide product range means that a single tape format can be used
from the data center to the desktop with obvious benefits in media interchangeability
and manageability.
•= Commitments – HP, IBM, Seagate (and 25 other storage vendors) endorse the Ultrium
format and promise a doubling of capacity and throughput each 2 years.
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HP Whitepaper - Managing Access to Existing Data when Upgrading to LTO-Ultrium Tape Format
Migrating Data to the Ultrium Format
This section of the whitepaper covers managing access to data that is stored on the existing DLTtape
format (or other tape format) data cartridges and when wanted how to migrate this data onto LTO-
Ultrium format data cartridges.
The decision on managing access to data on existing data cartridges should be based on:
•= How regularly does the data need to be accessed?
•= When data is accessed what is the maximum time that can pass from request to data being
available?
•= How long must backup / archive be kept for legal or commercial reasons?
•= What resources are available to manage the media pool and/or perform a data migration.
The options are shown in Figure 1 below and guidelines for choosing each option in Table 1
below.
Figure 1 - The decision on how to manage data on existing DLTtape format

data cartridges should depend upon the organisation's requirements for that
data.
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Table 1 - Recommended data management and conversion methods for

different situations.
IT
resource external
Option needed(1) cost(1) Recommended When
Data on a small number of DLTtape data cartridges
1 - HP Library & Tape Tools
high none needs to be converted to Ultrium format. IT Resources
Utility
are available to perform the data conversion.
Data on a small number of non-DLTtape data
2 – Commercial data cartridges needs to be converted to Ultrium format. IT
high low
conversion program Resources are available to perform the data
conversion.
There is a large amount of free disk capacity. Many
3 - Write to disk and read backup data cartridges are consolidated onto fewer
very high none
back Ultrium data cartridges. IT Resources are available to
perform the data conversion.
Many DLTtape (or other format) data cartridges need
4 - Vogon International to be converted to Ultrium format. A rapid conversion
very low high
Bureau Service is required. No IT Resources are available to perform
the data conversion.
5 - Other bureau services very low very high Not recommended.
6 - Mixed tape format A staged upgrade from DLT tape devices to Ultrium
medium medium
library tape devices is being implimented.
Data on DLTtape (or other format) data cartridges will
7 - Maintain a legacy DLT be accessed infrequently and has a limited archive life
low low
drive at each site (< 1 year). IT Resources are available on site to
perform data recovery from legacy media
A SAN is implemented to manage backup operations
and data storage. The upgrade includes LTO-Ultrium
8 – Access data on
tape devices or tape libraries. Data on DLTtape data
DLTtape data cartridges very low low
cartridges will not be converted to LTO-Ultrium format,
through a SAN.
it is accessed by adding legacy DLTtape format device
to the SAN.
(1) These are the resources and costs to manage the data conversion or
implement access to data on the legacy tape format.
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Option 1 - HP Library & Tape Tools 2.7 Media Migration Utility
HP Library and Tape Tools (L&TT) is a diagnostic, troubleshooting and management program
written for users of HP tape devices, tape automation products, optical automation products and
some FC to SCSI bridges. It is a compact program, available as a free self-extracting download
from HP’s web site. More information is available at:
http://www.hp.com/support/tapetools
A feature introduced in HP L&TT v2.6, is a utility to migrate media formats. This has been written to
allow easy translation of data on DLT data cartridges to LTO-Ultrium data cartridges.
Key features of this utility are:
•= Currently only supports DLTtape to LTO-Ultrium format conversion.
•= All leading backup software applications supported (see table below).
•= Converts data on single data cartridge to data on another data cartridge. (Appending
of subsequent backups is possible.)
•= Target media takes the backup application’s label from source media.
•= HP L&TT 2.6 runs on Windows NT 4.0, 2000, 98 and ME.
The currently supported applications are shown in the table below. These are all tested
applications. It is likely that data written using other applications will also be successfully migrated,
however, the user prior to starting the format conversion process should test these cases.
ARCServe200
CA ARCServe
Windows NT
Backup Exec
Omniback II
NetWorker
NetBackup
TapeWare
Backup App.
Yosemite
Backup
Legato
Veritas
Veritas
6.61
OS
CA
HP
0

Windows 2000
Windows NT4
Sun Solaris 7
NetWare 5.1
Table 2 - Data written by most popular backup applications has been tested to
successfully convert from DLTtape (all formats) data cartridges to LTO-Ultrium
data cartridges.
Installation of HP Library & Tape Tools v2.7
If you already have HP L&TT v2.7 or HP L&TT v2.6 on your computer ignore this section and go to
the section on performing the data migration.
If you have an earlier version of HP L&TT, it is recommended that you uninstall it, then install version
2.7 downloaded from hp.com. HP L&TT can be installed via a download from www.hp.com/ or
from the HP SureStore CD-ROM that ships with HP tape devices and tape libraries.
The following assumes that the host computer is running Windows NT4.0/2000/98 and meets the
minimum system requirements for HP L&TT.
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installation from hp.com

•= Locate the HP L&TT download page on hp.com. From the home page, enter the Support
section, select the “tape backup” link, choose the “hp ultrium tape drives” link, select your
product link, then select “drivers and downloads” from this page. Alternatively, type “Library &
Tape Tools” into the site search engine. The necessary page should appear on the first page of
results.
•= At the downloads page select “HP Library and Tape Tools (95/98/NT/2000/ME)“. Save the
program to disk”.
•= Locate the downloaded program file (ltt_eng.exe) in Windows Explorer. Double click to start
the auto-extraction and run the InstallShield program. Select the location for the program files.
It is worth installing all components, in total they are less than 5MB. Proceed through the
windows to install the program. At the last window, there is the option to open HP L&TT.
•= You may be required to reboot to your computer to complete the installation. If the current
processes on the computer mean you cannot reboot the computer refer to
http://www.hp.com/support/tapetools for advice on how to avoid this requirement.
installation from SureStore CD-ROM

It is recommended to download L&TT from hp.com to ensure that you get the newest version. Use
the version on the SureStore CD-ROM only if you are not connected to the web.
•= From the HP Ultrium SureStore CD-ROM choose your language. From the “software utilities”
select “HP Library & Tape Tools”.
•= Follow the on-screen instructions. The installation process is the same as described above for
installation from a web download.
Data Migration from DLTtape Format to LTO-Ultrium Format
This utility currently only works for single drives attached to the same computer. It does not support
use in a tape library. A typical set up is shown in Figure 2 below.
The following are prerequisites to performing the data conversion:
➼ A DLT (source) tape device and an Ultrium (target) tape device are attached to the host
computer. These can be on the same or separate SCSI buses.
➼ The (source) DLT data cartridge is write protected.
➼ The (target) Ultrium data cartridge is blank or contains data that you can afford to lose.
➼ HP Library & Tape Tools v2.6 or v2.7 is installed on the computer.
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Figure 2 - HP Library and Tape Tools includes a utility to migrate data written
onto DLTtape IV (DLT 40, DLT 70, DLT 80 format) data cartridges to Ultrium-1
format data cartridges.
•= If it is not already open, launch HP L&TT. Use the desktop icon or open it from the Windows
start menu. It will be in the Programs group (if default location was chosen during installation).
HP L&TT will automatically scan all peripheral busses when it has loaded. Ensure that the DLT
and Ultrium tape devices are picked up by the scan.
Figure 3 - HP L&TT Automatically scans the peripheral busses when it has

loaded. The DLT and Ultrium tape drives should be detected.
•= Click on the 'Utilities' menu and then select 'Migrate Backup Media....'
•= In the Media Migration Utility window select the Source Drive and Destination Drive from the
pull-down menus. Start the migration process by clicking the Start Migration button.
•= Progress will be shown in the Status field at the bottom of the window.
Figure 4 - Estimated time to

complete the data migration is
shown as the job executes.
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time and cost

The program is free but the operator time and new Ultrium data cartridges must be budgeted for.
The set up is relatively simple, as described above. The actual time to migrate data from the
DLTtape IV data cartridges to the LTO-Ultrium data cartridges will depend upon the amount and type
of data on the data cartridge, the generation of DLT data cartridge and the generation of the source
DLT drive used. As a guide, the table below shows typical times to migrate data on full DLT data
cartridges to LTO-Ultrium-1 data cartridges.
data cartridge / DLT drive (format) data

data capacity(1) / transfer rate(1) / time taken
DLTtape III / DLT 20 20GB / 2.5MBps / 2.3hours
DLTtape IIIXT / DLT 20XT 30GB / 2.5MBps / 2.8hours
DLT tapeIV / DLT 40 40GB / 3.0MBps / 3.8hours
(1) Assumes 2:1 compressible data
Table 3 - The time to convert to LTO-Ultrium-1 format is determined by the
read rate from the DLTtape device.
recommendations
•= Consider using lower capacity LTO-Ultrium data cartridges to match the data capacity of the
source DLTtape format (or other format) data cartridges.
•= Perform media migration on a computer with no other applications running.
Option 2 – Commercial Data Conversion Programs
Several vendors sell software to perform data conversion between tape formats. Of possible use
are programs from CHI Corp, DTSNX Software, Flatironsolutions, Novastor, MDE, Overland Data
and Shaftstall. Of these the most widely known is Novastor’s (www.novastor.com/) TapeCopy
program. The current shipping version is TapeCopy 1.5, with TapeCopy 2.0 in beta testing.
TapeCopy works through a simple graphical interface or via a command line.
Novastor claims that TapeCopy 1.5 supports most tape formats. This means that using TapeCopy
1.5 will allow data to be migrated from many tape formats to LTO-Ultrium as shown in Table 4
below. TapeCopy does not deal with tape labels or attempt to interpret the tape format in any
way. Labels are processed the same as any other data file. The result is a bit for bit copy of the
source data cartridge to the target LTO-Ultrium data cartridge.
Prerequisites are that the source and target tape devices must be attached to the same computer
with a supported operating system via a SCSI or EIDE interface. Current supported operating
systems are Windows 9x, Windows ME, Windows NT and Windows 2000.
It is recommended that the device drivers for the tape devices are disabled before using TapeCopy
because they can conflict with the device drivers in TapeCopy resulting in a failed copy. The block
size for both tape devices should be set to variable. Novastor is planning to address these issues in
release 2.0. Other enhancements planned for TapeCopy 2.0 are a new user interface, autoloader
and library support, and an integrated Internet browser
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Compaq DDS1, DDS2, DDS3, DDS4, AIT-1, AIT-2, DLT4000, DLT7000, DLT8000
Ecrix VXA-1
Exabyte Mammoth, Mammoth 2
HP DDS1, DDS2, DDS3, DDS4, Travan, DLT 40, DLT 70, DLT 80
IBM 34xx (SCSI), 35xx (SCSI)
HP Ultrium 230
Onstream ADR50
or
Quantum DLT4000, DLT7000, DLT8000
HP Ultrium 215
Seagate DDS1, DDS2, DDS3, DDS4, AIT-1, AIT-2, Travan NS
Sony DDS1, DDS2, DDS3, DDS4, AIT-1, AIT-2
Tandberg MLR / SLR
Tecmar Travan NS
+ + + many other formats
Table 4 - Using a commercial data migration program such as Novastor

TapeCopy allows data stored in most tape formats to be migrated to LTO-
Ultrium data cartridges.
recommendations
•= Consider using lower capacity Ultrium data cartridges to match the data capacity of the source
DLTtape format (or other format) data cartridges.
•= Disable tape device drivers before running TapeCopy.
•= Set device properties for both source and target tape devices to “variable block size”.
•= Investigate other tape format conversion programs.
Option 3 – Tape to Disk to Tape
This option appears as the lowest cost route to migrate data between tape formats. However it can
be a false economy because of the time that it takes to perform the copying and the potential for
unplanned results.
If, having understood these caveats, this is the chosen method of data conversion the following steps
are necessary.
•= Ensure that the computer that will be used has enough available disk space to store all the data
on the fullest data cartridge.
•= Plan how the data cartridges will be labeled or directories on disk will be named to identify
dates of the original backups.
•= Restore all selected data from tape to disk.
•= Backup data to new LTO-Ultrium data cartridge.
recommendations
•= Consider the real costs, especially time, before choosing this option.
•= Plan carefully how the dates of backups will be identified.
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Option 4 – Recommended Bureau Service
HP has negotiated preferential rates and improved service for customers that use Vogon
International’s data migration services to convert data from their existing data cartridges to LTO-
Ultrium data cartridges.
Vogon is a leading provider of data migration, data recovery and forensic services. There are
currently offices in the UK, Germany and the USA with locations planned for Asia very soon. The
preferential data migration service for HP customers gives a 15% discount off standard prices and
provides the fast track service at no incremental cost. It is available to end-users, reseller and OEM
customers. To take advantage of this service you need to quote the following codes when
contacting Vogon International.
End Users: HP/EU/DC/500

OEM accounts: VOG/DC/400
HP Channel partners: HP/DR/600 (this will give an extra 25% discount)
The fast track service time depends on the type and quantity of work involved but is generally 50%
quicker than the standard service and typically takes 2 to 3 days.
The contact details for Vogon International are:
UK Vogon-International, Talisman Business Centre, Talisman road, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX6 OJX,
England. Tel : +44 (0) 1869 355255 Fax : +44 (0) 1869 355256
Germany datenrettung@vogon.de Tel: +49 (0) 89 3235030
USA data.recovery.usa@vogon-international.com Tel: +1 405 321 2585
website: www : vogon-international.com
recommendations
•= Use this option for large numbers of data cartridges.

•= Use this option to reduce the number of data cartridges that you have to manage.
•= Make sure that you quote the HP code numbers for the preferential service.
Option 5 – Other Bureau Services
Although Vogon-International is the recommended bureau service for the conversions of all tape
media formats to LTO-Ultrium it is not the only company offering this service. For completeness other
companies that offer this service or may offer this service are mentioned below:
Ontrack Data - http://www.ontrack.com/conversion/

Duplication System Inc. - http://www.duplicationsystems.com/
Shaffstall Corporation - http://www.convertmedia.com/formats.htm
tapeconversion.com - http://www.tapeconversions.com/
recommendations
•= Use Vogon-International for tape data conversion services from your current tape format to LTO-
Ultrium.
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Option 6 – Operate a Mixed Media Library
Operating a HP Tape Library in a mixed media configuration means that the backup administrator
has the capability to backup and restore using two or more different tape formats using the same
physical tape library. All the features available in a single tape format library, work in a mixed tape
format library
Owners of HP DLT Tape Libraries that want to increase the library’s data capacity or reduce the time
taken for backup operations can upgrade the library by purchasing LTO-Ultrium tape drive modules.
Depending upon the reason for the upgrade the new LTO-Ultrium tape drive modules can replace
DLTtape drive modules or they can be added to the library to work alongside the DLTtape drive
modules.
Operating a mixed tape format tape library brings several benefits:

•= Drive (and drive cost) tailored to usage - use existing DLTtape drive modules and data
cartridges for non-time critical backup and restore jobs. Use higher performance LTO-Ultrium
drive modules and data cartridges for time critical backups, HSM and other near line
applications.
•= Protects investment in existing hardware.
•= Low disruption to current backup process.
•= Facilitates data migration from DLTtape to LTO-Ultrium tape formats.
All HP midrange tape libraries, except the 1/20 and 2/20, can be configured to operate in a
mixed media format configuration. Currently DLT 80 and LTO-Ultrium tape formats are supported
with SuperDLT supported when available. The enterprise class tape libraries, HP 10/180 and HP
20/700, can also operate in a mixed tape format configuration. Currently DLT 80, HP 9840 and
LTO-Ultrium are supported with SuperDLT supported when available.
All current shipping HP Tape Libraries can be configured to operate in mixed media mode as can
many existing HP Tape Libraries in use. For more on this see the section below.
The slot requirement for mail slots and cleaning cartridges increase with multiple tape formats in the
library. For a mixed DLT 80 and LTO-Ultrium format library this would increase the slots allocated to
mail slots from a minimum of 2 to 10 data cartridge slots. Note the cartridge magazines each hold
5 cartridges. Adding the slots required for cleaning cartridges this means 12 slots are now
unavailable to data cartridges:
•= DLT 80 mail slots – 5
•= LTO-Ultrium mail slots – 5
•= DLT cleaning cartridge –1
•= LTO-Ultrium cleaning cartridge – 1
Different tape rotation methods may use more mail slots. Thus a mixed tape format configuration is
best suited to larger tape libraries.
performing the upgrade

If the day to day backup operations are going to be performed using the LTO-Ultrium tape drive
modules then most of the DLTtape drive modules should be replaced. One or two DLTtape drive
modules would be kept to facilitate data restore from the existing pool of DLTtape data cartridges.
This upgrade requires new library firmware to be loaded and the backup application to be
configured to see two logical libraries.
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An alternative approach is to purchase LTO-Ultrium tape drive modules to back up new network
storage while keeping the existing DLTtape drive modules to continue the current backup operations.
This upgrade incurs lower hardware costs and is less disruptive to the current backup operations.
This upgrade requires new library firmware to be loaded and the backup application to be
configured to see two logical libraries.
HP sells LTO-Ultrium tape drive upgrade kits for its upgradeable libraries. These kits come with
instructions how to perform the upgrade. It is a straightforward operation for HP trained personnel
or an experienced technician. The steps involved for the HP mid-range libraries include:
•= Decide how to arrange the drive modules and cartridge magazines. For fastest access time
install the LTO-Ultrium tape drive modules and cartridge magazines on the lowest level of the
tape library. The same type of drive module per level is highly recommended, as it will be a lot
easier to keep track of your library’s configuration.
•= Use HP Library Tape Tools to upgrade the tape library firmware (Windows hosts only) because
this will ensure that the library and tape drive modules both have their firmware updated. This is
available at
http://www.hp.com/cposupport/swindexes/hpsurestor19251_swen.html
Select the Firmware Bundle for the appropriate operating system. For libraries with their Remote
Management Cards, attached to UNIX hosts, the library firmware can be updated using a web
browser.
•= Perform the physical upgrade. Instructions come with the new hardware.
•= Via the front panel, select at least 10 mail slots, more if the tape rotation scheme requires more
data cartridges to be taken away from the tape library. Verify that there is one DLTtape
magazine and one LTO-Ultrium magazine in the upper right hand drawer of the HP Tape
Library.
•= Configure the backup software to view the library as two logical libraries, one with the DLTtape
cartridge slots and drive modules, the other with the LTO-Ultrium cartridge slots and tape drive
modules. Update the mail slot configuration.
The upgrade to mixed media configuration for the enterprise class libraries, 10/180 and 20/700,
is similar.
The upgrade to mixed tape format library should take under 2 hours.
It is possible to perform data migration in a mixed media library. However there is no software
currently available to automate the task for bulk media migration. The technique is to treat the drive
modules as individual tape drives. Several companies are writing software to enable bulk media
migration in a tape library.
recommendations
•= Use a mixed media library for a staged upgrade to higher performance backups with LTO-
Ultrium tape drive modules.
•= Verify that your backup software can support a mixed media format library.
•= Plan the physical layout of the library to locate the LTO-Ultrium drive modules and cartridge slots
at the bottom of the tape library for fastest file access. Allocate sufficient mail slots in the top
layer of the library, in multiples of 5, for your cartridge rotation strategy.
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Option 7 – Retain Legacy Tape Drives to Read Legacy Data Cartridges
This is a practical option when standalone tape devices or non-upgradeable tape libraries are
replaced. Maintaining the replaced DLTtape (or other format) tape device on-line provides access
to data on the legacy data cartridges. This is a low cost option that is applicable when the
business requirements are that the IT department must access this data infrequently and has a
reasonable lead-time to restore the data.
For long term archiving where more frequent access is forecast, it may be preferable to migrate the
data from the legacy data cartridges to an optical storage server.
For businesses with minimal requirements to access legacy data, it is sensible to maintain at least
one legacy tape device on-line to facilitate possible future requirements to restore old data or
versions.
recommendations
•= Use this option when the business requires that there must be access to legacy data but this is
likely to be infrequent and the QOSS (quality of storage service) agreement allows enough time
to locate and load data cartridges.
•= Consider an optical storage server for long term data archiving with a high requirement for user
access.
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Option 8 – Move to a SAN Topology
The upgrade from DLTtape format tape devices to LTO-Ultrium format tape devices may be part of a
bigger change to the data storage and backup infrastructure that involves implementing a storage
area network (SAN). In this case a new LTO-Ultrium tape library or LTO-Ultrium tape device and
existing DLTtape library and/or DLTtape device can be part of the same shared storage pool.
This has similar benefits to a mixed media format tape library because it allows a staged upgrade to
the higher performance of LTO-Ultrium devices and libraries while allowing the existing DLTtape
media pool to continue in operation.
Figure 5 - When a SAN is implemented an Ultrium Tape Library increases

backup and data recovery performance. An existing library can be added to
the SAN to allow access to data on old data cartridges.
recommendations
•= When a SAN is implemented to manage data storage and access, consider upgrading to HP
Ultrium Tape Libraries for improved backup and data recovery performance. If the existing tape
library or tape device is integrated into the SAN data on the existing tape cartridges can be
accessed.
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Upgrading Existing HP Tape Automation Hardware
Upgrading an existing HP tape library to use LTO-Ultrium tape drive modules allows the existing
library chassis and robotics to be re-used and protect the end-users’ investment. This section of the
whitepaper describes how to perform the upgrade to using LTO-Ultrium tape modules. This can be
a straight replacement of the existing drive modules or to build a mixed tape format library. The
upgrade may be done at the same time as a data cartridge capacity (slot) increase and/or
upgrade to Fibre Channel interface.
Can I upgrade my HP Racked Tape Storage?
The HP Tape Array 5500 can be upgraded fully or partially to HP Ultrium 230 drive modules.
Compared to DLT 80 modules this increase the maximum native backup capacity from 200GB to
500GB and the native data throughput from 105GB/hour to 264GB/hour.
The HP Tape Array 5300 can be upgraded fully or partially to HP Ultrium 230 drive modules or HP
Ultrium 215 drive modules. Compared to DLT 80 modules this increase the maximum native
backup capacity from 80GB to 200GB and the native data throughput from 42GB/hour to
105GB/hour.
The older HP Tape Array products cannot be upgraded to LTO-Ultrium.
Can I Upgrade my HP Tape Automation Product?
Many of the HP tape automation products can be upgraded to use Ultrium tape drive modules.
These libraries will currently use DLT 80, DLT 70, DLT 40, DLT 1 or 9840 tape drives. All the
currently available tape automation products are upgradable to Ultrium tape drives. Older products
are not easily upgradable. Users of these older products are recommended to upgrade their
automation products to new autoloaders or libraries, that incorporate Ultrium tape drives, in order to
benefit from the increased performance of HP Ultrium tape drives.
It is possible with the larger automation products to add Ultrium tape drives to the tape library while
keeping one or more DLT or 9840 format drives. The advantages and disadvantages of upgrading
to a mixed format library are discussed below. The table below shows the HP tape autoloaders
and tape libraries that can be upgraded to use Ultrium tape drive modules. If your HP autoloader or
library is not in this table it is not easily upgradable.
product name Upgrade to Ultrium? Mixed Format

1-9 autoloader yes no
1/20 2/20 libraries yes no
2/40 4/40 libraries yes yes
2/60 4/60 6/60 libraries yes yes
2/100 4/100 6/100 6/120 6/140 libraries yes yes
1-10/84 1-10 /180 libraries yes yes
1-20/228 1-20/396 1-20/700 libraries yes yes
Table 5 – The HP automation products shown in this table can be upgraded to

use Ultrium tape drives. The larger libraries, 40+ slots, can operate using
mixed tape formats.
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Performing the Upgrade
The parts needed for an upgrade must be ordered through an HP reseller or direct from HP. The
x/40, x/60 and x/140 libraries are designed to be upgradeable by users. However, experience
has shown that unless the user is experienced in this operation this can be a false economy. It is
recommended that a HP Customer Engineer or Certified Reseller perform the upgrade at the
customer’s site. For older libraries the library firmware must be upgraded.
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If You Have a HP SureStore 1/9 Autoloader
An upgrade kit (C7768A or C7768C) facilitates this upgrade. The kit includes:
•= Ultrium 230 tape drive module
•= replacement removable magazine (6 slots)
•= replacement fixed magazine (3 slots)
•= Ultrium data cartridge
•= Ultrium cleaning cartridge.
Additional 50/100GB Ultrium data cartridges (C7971A) or 100/200GB Ultrium data

cartridges (C7970A) and Ultrium bar code labels (C7970B) also need to be ordered. To
store data cartridges remote from the 1/9 Autoloader in the magazines, additional 6 slot
magazines need to be ordered. These are available without data cartridges (C7743A) or
with data cartridges (C7744R).
The parts that are needed are included in the table below.
Part Description Comment

HP SureStore 1/9 Autoloader HVD Includes 1 HVD SCSI Ultrium 230 tape drive, 1
C7768A SCSI upgrade kit from DLTx to magazine, 1 data cartridge, 1 cleaning
Ultrium 230 tape drive cartridge and FRU guide.
HP SureStore 1/9 Autoloader LVD Includes 1 LVD SCSI Ultrium 230 tape drive, 1
C7768C SCSI upgrade kit from DLTx to magazine, 1 data cartridge, 1 cleaning
Ultrium 230 tape drive cartridge and FRU guide.
Empty magazine for HP SureStore
C7743A Empty, contains no media.
Ultrium 1/9 Autoloader
Full magazine for HP SureStore
C7744R Includes 6 data cartridges.
Ultrium 1/9 Autoloader
C7971A Ultrium 100/200GB data cartridge
C7979A Ultrium cleaning cartridge
C7970B Ultrium bar code labels – 100 pack
May 2001 page 16

If You Have a HP SureStore x/40, x/60, x/80, x/100, x/120 or x/140

Tape Library
The number of Ultrium tape drive modules (C9555A or C9555C) that you need to will depend
upon the number of levels in your library and whether it will be completely upgraded or one or more
existing DLTx tape drives will be maintained in the library. If existing DLT 80 tape drives are being
maintained note that Ultrium and DLT 80 tape drives must not be installed on the same level (see
Option 6 above).
The existing DLT cartridge magazines need to be replaced with Ultrium cartridge magazines. These
are available without data cartridges (C9553A) or with data cartridges (C9554A). To store data
cartridges remote from the tape library in the 5 slot magazines, additional Ultrium cartridge
magazines need to be ordered.
Additional Ultrium data cartridges (C7971A or C7970A) and Ultrium bar code labels (C7970B)
also need to be ordered.
If the DLTx library has a Fibre Channel interface this also needs to be upgraded in order to benefit
from the faster data throughput of the Ultrium 230 tape drive. Order part C9558A or C9558C. If
the DLTx library has a SCSI interface this can be upgraded to a Fibre Channel interface by ordering
the same parts.

Includes pre-installed HVD SCSI Ultrium 230
HP SureStore Ultrium 230 tape drive
C9555A tape drive in hot swap drive module,
HVD SCSI
hardware and learning products.
Includes pre-installed LVD SCSI Ultrium 230
HP SureStore Ultrium 230 tape drive
C9555C tape drive in hot swap drive module,
LVD SCSI
hardware and learning products.
Empty magazine for HP Ultrium mid-
range libraries
Full magazine for HP Ultrium mid-
C9554A Includes 5 data cartridges.
range libraries
C7970C Ultrium bar code labels – 200 pack
C9560A 20 slot capacity increase for x/20 Tape drive modules, FC interface and data
C9561A 20 slot capacity increase for x/40 cartridges not included.
HVD SCSI to Fibre Channel adapter This is to upgrade to a Fibre Channel library
C9558A interface. Includes FC bridge interface card,
kit for HVD SCSI Ultrium tape drive
2 GBICs, 16m optical cable, 2 SCSI cables,
2 SCSI terminators and learning products for
LVD SCSI to Fibre Channel adapter kit upgrading HVD or LVD SCSI interface to FC
C9558C
for LVD SCSI Ultrium tape drive interface. One adapter supports one or two
LTO-Ultrium tape drive modules.
May 2001 page 17

If You Have a HP SureStore E x/40, x/60, x/100, x/120 or x/140 Tape

Library
The number of Ultrium tape drive modules (A6306A or A6307A) that you need will depend upon
the number of levels in your library and whether it will be completely upgraded or one or more
existing DLTx tape drives will be maintained in the library. If existing DLT 80 tape drives are being
maintained note that Ultrium and DLT 80 tape drives must not be installed on the same level (see
Option 6 above).
The existing DLT magazines need to be replaced with Ultrium magazines. These are available
without cartridges (C9553A) or with cartridges (C9554A). To store data cartridges remote from the
tape library in the 5 slot magazines, additional Ultrium magazines need to be ordered.
Additional Ultrium data cartridges (C7971A or C7970A) and Ultrium bar code labels (C7970B or
C7970C) also need to be ordered.
If the DLTx library has a Fibre Channel interface it also needs to be upgraded in order to benefit
from the faster data throughput of the Ultrium 230 tape drive. Order part A4673A or A4674A. If
the DLTx library has a SCSI interface this can be upgraded to a Fibre Channel interface by ordering
the same parts.

Includes pre-installed HVD SCSI Ultrium 230
HP SureStore E Ultrium tape drive HVD tape drive in hot swap drive module, HVD
A6306A
SCSI SCSI terminator, jumper cable, HVD SCSI
cable and learning products.
Includes pre-installed LVD SCSI Ultrium 230
HP SureStore E Ultrium tape drive LVD tape drive in hot swap drive module, LVD
A6307A
SCSI SCSI terminator, jumper cable, LVD SCSI
cable and learning products.
Empty magazine for HP Ultrium mid-
range libraries
Full magazine for HP Ultrium mid-
C9554A Includes 6 data cartridges.
range libraries
A6325A 20 slot capacity increase for x/20 Tape drive modules, FC interface and data
A6326A 20 slot capacity increase for x/20 cartridges not included.
This is to upgrade to a Fibre Channel library
HVD SCSI to Fibre Channel adapter interface. Includes Fibre Channel bridge
A4674A
kit for HVD SCSI Ultrium tape drive interface card, 2 GBICs, 16m optical cable,
2 SCSI cables, 2 SCSI terminators and
LVD SCSI to Fibre Channel adapter kit learning products for upgrading HVD or LVD
A4673A SCSI interface to FC interface. One adapter
for LVD SCSI Ultrium tape drive
supports one or two Ultrium tape drives.
May 2001 page 18

If You Have a HP SureStore E x/180 or x/700 Tape Library
The number of Ultrium tape drives (A6322A or A6323A) that you need to will depend upon the
tape drive capacity of your library, whether it will be fully populated and whether it will be
completely upgraded or one or more existing DLTx or 9840 tape drives will be maintained in the
library. The x/180 can house up to 10 Ultrium tape drives. The x/700 can house up to 20
Ultrium tape drives.
The existing DLT and 9840 cartridge magazines also accommodate Ultrium cartridges. Additional
Ultrium data cartridges (C7971A or C7970A) and Ultrium bar code labels (C7970B or C7970C)
also need to be ordered. If the DLT 80 drives in the library have a Fibre Channel interface this also
needs to be upgraded in order to benefit from the faster data throughput of the Ultrium 230 tape
drive. Order part A4673A or A4674A. If the DLT 80 library has a SCSI interface this can be
upgraded to a Fibre Channel interface by ordering the same parts.
If the x/180 or x/700 library has HVD SCSI tape drives and the upgrade will add LVD SCSI
Ultrium tape drives then a HVD SCSI to LVD SCSI converter is needed to convert the library robotics
interface from HVD SCSI to LVD SCSI. The parts that are needed are included in the table below.

HP SureStore E Ultrium tape drive LVD For x/180 & x/700 tape libraries. Includes
A6322A
SCSI LVD SCSI terminator, cables and guide.
HP SureStore E Ultrium tape drive For x/180 & x/700 tape libraries. Includes
A6323A
HVD SCSI HVD SCSI terminator, cables and guide.
1 required per library for LVD SCSI bridge
A6324A HVD SCSI to LVD SCSI converter
support of robotics interface.
Up to 5 bridges fit in library accessory
FC to SCSI Bridge - 1 FC port, 4 HVD
A4688A bin, rackmount. Maximum of 4 DLT 80, 3
SCSI ports
9840 or 4 LTO-Ultrium drives per bridge.
option Cables connect FC to SCSI bridge to HVD SCSI
4 pack of 2.5m SCSI cables
001 drives. Highly recommended but optional.
Supports 1 to 5 FC to SCSI bridges (A4688A).
option Includes hardware for rackmount or standalone
PDU and FC Accessories Package
002 operation, 5m SCSI cable (bridge to library
controller) and a power cord.
Includes rackmount hardware, 1 GBIC, fibre
FC to SCSI Bridge - 1 FC port, 2 LVD
A4689A optic cables, serial cable and Ethernet cable.
SCSI ports
Maximum of 2 LTO-Ultrium drives per bridge.
option Cables connect FC bridge to up to 2 LVD SCSI
2 pack of 2.5m SCSI cables
001 drives. Highly recommended but optional.
Supports 1 to 10 FC to SCSI bridges
(A4689A). Includes hardware for rackmount or
option
PDU and FC Accessories Package standalone operation, 5m SCSI cable (bridge to
002
library controller), power cord and Installation &
Configuration Guide.
May 2001 page 19

Case Study 1 –Tape Format Conversion Using A Bureau Service
A major telecommunications company contacted Vogon-International in December 2000 when they

were caught in a tape technology trap. The problem, due to the nature of their business, was that
all of their data had to be retained for many years - data that had been stored for up to 9 years. In
fact, the IT department had long wanted to simplify their data archives. It was decided to migrate
all the archive and business data to HP LTO-Ultrium data cartridges and to manage the media sets
using Veritas NetBackup software.
Their existing storage system used approximately 5,000 5GB Exabyte data cartridges to store 25TB
of data. Simply getting someone to copy the data from each of these data cartridges to LTO-Ultrium
data cartridges would not satisfy their requirements as they would have been unable to then access
the data using the Veritas application. Also the IT department wanted to reduce the number of
pieces of media it managed by taking advantage of the 100GB native capacity of the LTO-Ultrium
data cartridges. A one for one copy would have ended up with 5,000 LTO-Ultrium data cartridges
that were each only 5% full. Nor was it practical for them to restore each of the 5,000 tapes and
then write the files to LTO-Ultrium cartridges using the Veritas software - the processing would have
taken months and tied up valuable personnel and computer resources.
A further problem was that the information on the data cartridges had to be held as near-line
storage, and so could not be unavailable for long. The client needed the transfer to be complete,
and the data back to their offices, by the time their offices opened on 6th January 2001.
December 15th 2000

A sample of ten of the Exabyte data cartridges was delivered to Vogon at 08.00 and the
programming commenced. The objective was to develop a program that would read the 8mm
Exabyte data cartridges and write the data to disk as Veritas NBU data sets. It took 3 days to
create and test the process.
December 18th 2000

By 14.00 Vogon provided sample output on HP LTO-Ultrium cartridges and returned the 10 sample
Exabyte data cartridges to the client’s IT department for testing.
December 20th 2000

With testing successfully completed by the client, the 5,000 Exabyte 8mm data cartridges were
delivered to Vogon's offices 2 days later. Having already set up 20 high performance HP
NetServer computer systems, each with 5 Exabyte 8500 drives and one HP Ultrium 230 drive
connected, and within excess of 200GB of disk storage, the engineers commenced work
immediately.
The Exabyte 5GB data cartridges took up to 3 hours to read and a LTO-Ultrium data cartridge took
approximately 2 hours to fill. One LTO-Ultrium data cartridge held the contents of 40 Exabyte 5GB
data cartridges. One system could process 40 x 8mm cartridges in 24 hours and transfer the data
to a LTO-Ultrium data cartridge in 2 hours. Using 20 systems, the engineers were able to process
800 cartridges each 24 hours.
December 28th 2000

Having worked over Christmas to meet the client's 6 January deadline and having processed all
5,000 Exabyte 5GB data cartridges, 125 LTO-Ultrium data cartridges were dispatched by special
courier. The whole job was completed 9 days prior to the deadline date and at preferential rates
due to the special deal for HP customers.
May 2001 page 20

Case Study 2 – DIY Migration with HP L&TT
A product design consultancy with customers in the worldwide aerospace industry upgraded to
a HP Ultrium tape drive because the nightly backup was exceeding the capacity of its existing
DLT data cartridges. The business is located in France and currently employs 15 engineers and
6 support staff.
One of these support staff is responsible for the computing infrastructure. She currently manages
14 HP-UX workstations running CAD and CAE applications and 11 Windows NT 4.0 PCs
running Microsoft Office. She is also responsible for the printers, plotter, two HP NetServers
that act as a shared file server and email server and an appliance for Internet accesses. These
are connected with a 100Base-T switched Ethernet network.
As well as acting a file server, one of the HP NetServers acts as the backup server. The IT
administrator uses CA ARCserve 6.61 to manage the backups and media. ARCserve agents
are installed on all the HP-UX workstations. The PC users are encouraged to use keep important
work on logical drives mapped onto the file server. A single tape drive is attached to the file /
backup server. This has been recently upgraded to an HP Ultrium 230, external drive replacing
the HP DLT 70.
The backup regime is based on the Grandfather-Father-Son media rotation scheme. A full
backup is started at 20:00 each Monday to Friday. The size of the backup increased from
40GB to almost 55GB over the past 12 months despite the IT administrator asking staff to
delete out of date drawings and files. The main reason that it was decided to upgrade the
backup device from HP DLT 70 to HP Ultrium 230 was that the backup would no longer fit on
a single data cartridge. Before the upgrade the IT administrator had to find a way of taking out
the full data cartridge and putting a second data cartridge into the tape drive after about two
hours (22:00). Since there was often nobody in the office at this time she had to return to work
or come in early in the morning so that the backup could complete before the other staff came
into work.
After the full Friday backup at the end of each 4-week month the 2 DLTtape IV data cartridges
were put into the safe as the monthly backup. Next Friday 2 new data cartridges were used.
At the end of each 13-month year, the 2 data cartridges were put into the safe as the yearly
backup. Seven years worth of backups are held because some customers requested drawing
from past projects often years after project was completed. The data cartridges for the daily
backups were recycled each week. After one year (52 uses) they were replaced. The data
cartridges with the monthly backups are recycled after 12 months. The yearly backups are
archived.
It was decided to migrate all the backups so the DLT 70 tape device could be scrapped. The
backup administrator was worried about its future reliability, after 2 years of service, and
wanted to manage just one type of data cartridge. This required that 34 DLTtape IV data
cartridges would have to be copied to LTO-Ultrium format.
The upgrade was planned for a holiday weekend to give three days. After the full Friday
backup, HP Library and Tape Tools (L&TT) was installed onto the backup server. The HP Ultrium
230 was attached to the same SCSI bus as the DLT 70. Correct installation was verified using
HP L&TT. The write protect tab was moved to the write protect position on all the DLTtape IV
cartridges. Using the Migrate Media utility in HP L&TT the source (DLT) data cartridges were
copied to the target (LTO-Ultrium) data cartridges.
May 2001 page 21

Before Monday lunchtime, all 34 DLT data cartridges were copied to LTO-Ultrium data
cartridges. The DLT 70 tape drive was removed from the SCSI bus. One by one the newly
copied LTO-Ultrium data cartridges were imported into the ARCserve 6.61 media database.
On Tuesday evening the appropriate LTO-Ultrium data cartridge was inserted into the HP Ultrium
230. The backup completed successfully on one data cartridge. This allowed 5 data
cartridges to be recycled to the scratch media pool at the end of the next week because the
nightly backup took just one LTO-Ultrium data cartridge instead of two DLTtape IV data
cartridges.
Using HP Library and Tape Tools allowed this customer to move all its data to the LTO-Ultrium
tape format from DLT quickly and cost effectively. The IT administrator sacrificed her holiday
weekend but now goes home each evening without worrying about incomplete backups
because of full DLT data cartridges.
Case Study 3 – Operating a Mixed Media Format Library
A growing manufacturing business has protected its investment in a HP Tape Library by upgrading
its capacity and configuring it to operate with DLT and LTO-Ultrium tape formats. The business now
has nearly 300 people at its main office, compared to 220 a year ago. As the business and staff
numbers expand so does the amount of data that the IT department has to manage and protect.
Currently there are 4 application servers running under Windows 2000 for Microsoft Back Office
applications and file serving and two servers running under HP-UX for ERP and Oracle databases.
There is a total of 160GB on all these servers that is backed up each weekday evening. It is
projected that there will be 400GB in 2 years time if the business meets its growth targets. For
business and legal reasons much data has to be accessible for 3 years after it is created.
Last year the IT department decided to centralize the backup process to improve management of the
backup process and media. Instead of each server having a tape drive attached, a HP 1/40 DLT
80 tape library was acquired along with a HP LH4 as a backup server. HP Omniback II 3.5 is
installed on the backup server to manage the backup and restores. A full backup was run each
weekday night at 10.00pm. To back up the 160GB on the application servers ended up taking
over 8 hours. This became unacceptable because the network was saturated with backup traffic
when the early starters arrived for work at 6:00am.
To reduce the backup time and to allow for future data capacity increases, the IT department has
just completed an upgrade to the backup infrastructure. The 1/40 tape library was upgraded to a
3/60. Another 20 slot module was added to increase cartridge capacity and two Ultrium 230
tape modules were installed into the lower level of the library. The DLT 80 tape module was moved
to the new module at the top of the library. The library firmware was upgraded to allow mixed
media format operation. In order to get data off the application servers faster a dedicated Gigabit
Ethernet network was installed between these and the backup server. This required installing
Gigabit Ethernet NICs in each server and purchasing a Gigabit Ethernet switch. Rather than using
a single very powerful backup server, it was decided to upgrade the existing dual processor HP
LH4 to have a 1GB of RAM and purchase a similar specification machine for the second backup
server. Each backup server was connected to an Ultrium tape drive module in the library. The DLT
80 tape module was connected to the first backup server.
The new backup server also has HP Omniback II 3.5 installed on it with the database synchronized
across both backup servers. The full nightly backup is now scheduled to start a 1am. Each backup
May 2001 page 22

server and Ultrium tape drive module backs up 3 application servers. The full backup now takes
less than two hours and requires two Ultrium 100/200GB data cartridges. A Grandfather-Father-
Son media rotation is used with the Friday backup removed from the tape library and each fourth
Friday's backup archived.
There are nearly 100 legacy DLTtape IV data cartridges that have to be kept for up to three years so
user requests for historic data can be met. To read these, the top module of the library contains the
DLT 80 tape drive module and 19 of the DLTtape IV data cartridges that contain the most frequently
restored data. Mail slots are configured in the top left drawer to add DLTtapeIV data cartridges
when the required data is not on a data cartridge in the library and to add/remove LTO-Ultrium
data cartridges. The legacy DLTtape IV data cartridges are stored in a fireproof safe on-site.
This upgrade to the backup infrastructure has allowed the IT department to reduce the backup time
to less than two hours and remove backup traffic off the production network. There is capacity to
protect the projected 400GB of data that will reside on the application servers in two years time.
The use of the mixed media format library allows file restores in less than thirty minutes from the
legacy DLTtape IV data cartridges.
May 2001 page 23

In Conclusion
The launch of the HP LTO-Ultrium format tape devices and tape automation products gives IT
departments the opportunity to reduce backup times, speed up data recovery and simplify media
management. LTO-Ultrium is a new tape format that means that there is no read or write
compatibility with any existing tape format. Therefore, when upgrading backup devices to LTO-
Ultrium delivers a plan is needed to manage access to data stored on the existing tape data
cartridges.
As this whitepaper has illustrated, there are many ways to manage access to data stored on the
existing tape data cartridges. This method chosen must be determined by the business requirements
and service level agreements (SLAs) that the IT department must meet.
If it is decided to migrate data from the existing tape data cartridges to LTO-Ultrium tape data
cartridges several programs are available. For current DLT users there is a media migration utility in
the free HP Library & Tape Tools program. For current users of formats other than DLT, commercial
data migration programs are available.
To migrate the data on large numbers of data cartridges it is recommended that a bureau service is
used. Of the companies offering this service, HP recommends Vogon-International, who offer a
preferential service and prices for HP customers.
For users upgrading to LTO-Ultrium, but deciding there is no requirement to migrate data from the
current tape format to LTO-Ultrium the simplest option is to maintain a ‘legacy’ tape device to read
data from ‘legacy’ data cartridges. For users of HP DLT tape libraries there are many advantages to
upgrading their existing hardware. As well as protecting the investment in the library chassis and
robotics, it is also possible to operate a mixed (DLT and LTO-Ultrium) tape format library. There are
many advantages to a mixed tape format but you must ensure that your backup software supports
this configuration.
As the case studies in this whitepaper illustrate the way to manage the access to data on the old
tape format depends upon the business needs. Whatever the business situation, the benefits of
upgrading tape format to LTO-Ultrium far outweigh the challenge of managing access to the data on
the old tape format.
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Migrating Data to the Ultrium Format

Figure 1 - The decision on how to manage data on existing DLTtape format

May 2001 page 2

Table 1 - Recommended data management and conversion methods for

May 2001 page 3

Option 1 - HP Library & Tape Tools 2.7 Media Migration Utility

Installation of HP Library & Tape Tools v2.7

May 2001 page 4

installation from hp.com

installation from SureStore CD-ROM

Data Migration from DLTtape Format to LTO-Ultrium Format

The following are prerequisites to performing the data conversion:

May 2001 page 5

Figure 3 - HP L&TT Automatically scans the peripheral busses when it has

Figure 4 - Estimated time to

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time and cost

data cartridge / DLT drive (format) data

Option 2 – Commercial Data Conversion Programs

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Table 4 - Using a commercial data migration program such as Novastor

Option 3 – Tape to Disk to Tape

•= Restore all selected data from tape to disk.

•= Backup data to new LTO-Ultrium data cartridge.

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Option 4 – Recommended Bureau Service

End Users: HP/EU/DC/500

The contact details for Vogon International are:

•= Use this option for large numbers of data cartridges.

Option 5 – Other Bureau Services

Ontrack Data - http://www.ontrack.com/conversion/

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Option 6 – Operate a Mixed Media Library

Operating a mixed tape format tape library brings several benefits:

performing the upgrade

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Option 7 – Retain Legacy Tape Drives to Read Legacy Data Cartridges

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Option 8 – Move to a SAN Topology

Figure 5 - When a SAN is implemented an Ultrium Tape Library increases

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Upgrading Existing HP Tape Automation Hardware

Can I upgrade my HP Racked Tape Storage?

The older HP Tape Array products cannot be upgraded to LTO-Ultrium.

Can I Upgrade my HP Tape Automation Product?

product name Upgrade to Ultrium? Mixed Format

Table 5 – The HP automation products shown in this table can be upgraded to

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Performing the Upgrade

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If You Have a HP SureStore 1/9 Autoloader

Additional 50/100GB Ultrium data cartridges (C7971A) or 100/200GB Ultrium data

Part Description Comment

May 2001 page 16

If You Have a HP SureStore x/40, x/60, x/80, x/100, x/120 or x/140

Part Description Comment

May 2001 page 17