HP StorageWorks Ultra Density Optical Storage User Manual
User’s Guide
hp StorageWorks
UDO Driver Version 1.03
For the hp StorageWorks 30ux
Standalone UDO Drive
First Edition (May 2004)
Part Number: 5969-5755
This guide provides an overview for the installation and use of the UDO driver software version
1.03 for MS Windows operating systems, including Windows 2000 Professional and
Windows XP Professional.
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UDO Driver Version 1.03 User’s Guide
First Edition (May 2004)
Part Number: 5969-5755
Contents
About this Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Text symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Getting help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
HP technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
HP storage web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
HP authorized reseller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1 Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Preparing for installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2 Using the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
UDO driver software overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Supported media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
About Universal Disk Format (UDF). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Formatting a UDO disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using a Write Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Contents
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
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About this
Guide
This user’s guide provides information to help you:
■ Install the UDO driver software
■ Use the UDO driver software
“About this Guide” topics include:
■ Related documentation, page 6
■ Getting help, page 9
About this Guide
About this Guide
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About this Guide
Related documentation
In addition to this guide, HP provides corresponding information:
■ HP StorageWorks 30ux Standalone UDO Drive Getting Started Poster
■ HP StorageWorks 30ux Standalone UDO Drive Setup Guide
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Conventions
Conventions consist of the following:
■ Document convention s
■ Text symbols
Document conventions
This document follows the conventions in Table 1.
Table 1: Document conventions
Blue text: Figure 1 Cross-reference links
Bold Menu items, buttons, and key, tab, and
Italics
Monospace font User input, commands, code, file and
Monospace, italic font Command-line and code variables
Blue underlined sans serif font text
(
http://www.hp.com
About this Guide
Convention Element
box names
Text emphasis and document titles in
body text
directory names, and system responses
(output and messages)
Web site addresses
)
Text symbols
The following symbols may be found in the text of this guide. They have the
following meanings:
WARNING: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow
directions in the warning could result in bodily harm or death.
Caution: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions
could result in damage to equipment or data.
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Tip: Text in a tip provides additional help to readers by providing nonessential or
optional techniques, procedures, or shortcuts.
Note: Text set off in this manner presents commentary, sidelights, or interesting points
of information.
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Getting help
If you still have a question after reading this guide, contact an HP authorized
service provider or access our web site:
HP technical support
Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the following
HP web site:
of origin.
Note: For continuous quality improvement, calls may be recorded or monitored.
Be sure to have the following information available before calling:
■ Technical support registration number (if applicable)
■ Product serial numbers
■ Product model names and numbers
■ Applicable error messages
http://www.hp.com
http://www.hp.com/support/
About this Guide
.
. From this web site, select the country
■ Operating system type and revision level
■ Detailed, specific questions
■ HP StorageWorks Library and Tape Tools support ticket (if applicable)
HP storage web site
The HP web site has the latest information on this product, as well as the latest
drivers. Access storage at
storage.html
also access the HP UDO web site at
UDO Driver Version 1.03 User’s Guide
. From this web site, select the appropriate product or solution. You can
http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/
http://www.hp.com/go/UDO
.
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