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HP Surestore/StorageWorks Tape Drives - Recommended SCSI HBA Adapters for Tape Products

HP recommends a number of Adaptec SCSI HBA (host bus adapters) for use with our tape products. Our product compatibility is based extensively upon these HBAs.

SCSI HBA Name	HP Part Number	Replaced By	Specification
AHA-2940 ultra Wide (PCI)	C1578B	C7458B
AHA-2940 ultra Wide (PCI) – with OBDR BIOS	C7458B		Capable of supporting drives at burst speeds 40MB/s. 68 pin external connector.
AHA-2940 ultra 2 Wide (PCI)	C7430A	C7474A
AHA-29160lp ultra 3 wide (PCI)	C7474A		Capable of supporting drives at burst speeds of 160MB/s. LVSE support. 68-pin VHDCI external connector
LSI20320	374654-B21		Capable of supporting drives at burst speeds of 320MB/s. 68-pin VHDCI external connector

Product Family	Product name	Recommended HBA
DAT8/ DDS2	HP Surestore DAT 8eu HP Surestore DAT8e External DAT Drive HP Surestore DAT8i Internal DAT Drive HP C1599A DDS-2 Drive HP Surestore dat8k tape drive HP C5648A DDS-3 Autoloader	AHA-2940 Ultra Wide
DAT24/DDS3	HP Surestore DAT24x6e External DAT Autoloader HP Surestore DAT24x6i Internal DAT Autoloader HP Surestore DAT24e External DAT Drive HP Surestore DAT24i Internal DAT Drive HP C1554A DDS-3 Drive	AHA-2940 Ultra Wide
DAT72 DAT40/DDS4	HP C5685A DDS-4 Drive HP Surestore DAT40e External HP Surestore DAT40i Internal HP C5715A DDS-4 Autoloader HP Surestore DAT40x6e External HP Surestore DAT40x6i Internal HP StorageWorks DAT72 External HP StorageWorks DAT72 Internal HP StorageWorks DAT72x6 Autoloader Internal HP StorageWorks DAT72x6 Autoloader External	AHA-2940 Ultra Wide (non LVD mode) AHA-29160lp ultra 3 wide (LVD mode)
DLT	HP Surestore DLT 30e External DLT Drive HP Surestore DLT 40k Tape Drive HP Surestore DLT 40e External DLT Drive HP Surestore DLT 40i Internal DLT Drive HP Surestore DLT 70e External DLT Drive HP Surestore DLT 70i Internal DLT Drive	AHA-2940 Ultra Wide
DLT	HP Surestore DLT 80e External DLT Drive HP Surestore DLT 80i Internal DLT Drive	AHA-29160lp ultra 3 wide
DLT1 and DLTVS80	HP Surestore DLT1 External Tape Drive HP Surestore DLT1 Internal Tape Drive HP C7486A mechanism HP Surestore DLT VS80 External Drive HP Surestore DLT VS80 Internal Drive HP C7505A DLT VS80 Drive	AHA-29160lp ultra 3 wide
SDLT I	HP Storageworks SDLT 220 External Tape Drive HP Storageworks SDLT 220 Internal Tape Drive HP Storageworks SDLT 320 External Tape Drive HP Storageworks SDLT 320 Internal Tape Drive	AHA-29160lp ultra 3 wide
Ultrium LTO	HP Ultrium 215 trade ready mechanism HP Surestore Ultrium 215 External Drive HP Surestore Ultrium 215 Internal Drive HP Surestore Ultrium 230 External Drive HP Surestore Ultrium 230 Internal Drive HP Ultrium 230 trade ready mechanism	AHA-29160lp ultra 3 wide
	HP Ultrium 448 - all HP Ultrium 232 - all HP Ultrium 460 – all	Adaptec U160 (29160/39160) [1 per bus max] and U320(29320/39320) [2 per bus max]
	HP Ultrium 920 – all HP Ultrium 960 – all	LSI U320 (20320) [1 per bus]

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