Dell LTO4-EH1 Tape Drive driver

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  1. cocachris89

    cocachris89 MDL Senior Member

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    #1 cocachris89, Oct 19, 2015
    Hey everyone,

    I have recently purchased a Dell LTO4-EH1 (part #: 45E1037) tape and I'm having some problems finding the drivers for it.

    I have it connected to a LSI SAS3081E-R HBA however the tape drive doesn't show up under device manager in Server 2K8 R2.

    Does anyone know where to get this driver?
     
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    SOCRATE_MMXII MDL Expert

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    #2 SOCRATE_MMXII, Oct 19, 2015
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  3. cocachris89

    cocachris89 MDL Senior Member

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    #3 cocachris89, Oct 19, 2015 (OP)
    Yeah, I have seen that post and tried the recommended drivers, they dont work.
     
  4. netlords

    netlords MDL Novice

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    #4 netlords, Oct 19, 2015
    Hi

    does the sas-controller showing an error?
    I have to use the iastor-Driver version 3.1 from 2012 - then its working.

    But I have to say i´m using an lto6-drive...

    However - try the old version.
     
  5. cocachris89

    cocachris89 MDL Senior Member

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    #5 cocachris89, Oct 19, 2015 (OP)
    No the drive doesn't show an error, however I have just noticed that the LTO drive doesn't show up when I boot into the LSI Configuration Utility... which probably explains why its not showing up in 2008 R2. :weep:
     
  6. sebus

    sebus MDL Guru

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    #6 sebus, Nov 14, 2015
    Use proper backup software. There is NO need for Windows drivers in that case, as it is the backup software that manages the drive

    sebus