SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP13107
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Compaq DRTape FW upgrade for the DDS4 20/40 GB Tape Drive
VERSION:  1.0
LANGUAGE:  English	

CATEGORY:  Storage

DIVISIONS: Storage Product Division

PRODUCTS AFFECTED: 
 ProLiant 1600, ProLiant 1850R, ProLiant 3000,
 ProLiant 5500, ProLiant 6000,  ProLiant 6400R,
 ProLiant 6500, ProLiant 7000,  ProLiant 8000, 
 ProLiant 8500, 
 DL 360, DL 380, DL 580, ML 370, ML 530 


OPERATING SYSTEM:  NT 4.0 

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: Intel platforms

PREREQUISITES: N/A
 
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 24, 2000

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  4.0

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

DESCRIPTION:  Contains the files required to install the Tape Storage Management 
              Console (TSMC), which can be used to upgrade your tape drive to 
              the DRTape Ready functionality. The Disaster Recovery functionality 
              can be employed by use of the Veritas Backup Exec application for 
              NT 4.0, Veritas part number SBE-NTSR-0000CQ plus the Intelligent 
              Disaster Recovery option SBE-NTDR-008CQ. A live trial of this can
              be downloaded from http://www.veritas.com/us/trialsoftware.shtml.

              NOTE:
              The DRTape feature is supported only on the following systems
              with the corresponding listed BIOS Code Levels, and the date
              of the BIOS code must be the same date or newer than the date
              listed:
                      Server Type          BIOS Code Level      Date
                      PL 5500 (Xeon)            P12             12/10/1999
                      PL 6000 (Xeon)            P40/P43         12/27/1999
                      PL 6500 (Xeon)            P11             12/10/1999
                      PL 7000 (Xeon)            P40/P43         12/27/1999
                      PL 8000                   P41             12/27/1999
                      PL 8500                   P42             12/27/1999
                      PL 5500                   P20             03/15/2000
                      ML 570                    P20             03/15/2000
                      DL 380                    P17             12/10/1999
                      PL 1600 (Pentium II)      P08             12/10/1999
                      PL 1850R                  P07             12/10/1999
                      PL 3000                   P09             12/10/1999
                      PL 6400R                  P11             12/10/1999
                      ML 370                    P17             12/10/1999
                      ML 530                    P19             12/22/1999
                      PL 3000                   P19             12/22/1999
                      DL 580                    P20             03/15/2000
                      PL 6400R                  P20             03/15/2000
                      DL 360                    P21             12/23/1999
              
Enhancements/Fixes: Initial release


HOW TO USE:

1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive.
The file downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a filename 
based on the SoftPaq Number above. If C:\Softpaq does not exist, create it now.

2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. 
Enter "Y" to confirm the unpacking of files into the download directory. 

3. After the files have been unpacked, you may delete the self-extracting file 
downloaded in step 1.

4. For installation instructions, refer to README.TXT in the created directory.  

5. After the installation is completed, you may delete the files unpacked in step 2.

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