What do I need to connect an LTO 6 Ultrium Internal Drive to a PC?

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I bought an internal IBM LTO 6-H SAS Tape Drive to back up my data (I have many TBs). I don't have a server, only a Windows 10 and Windows 7 PC. Which wires/card/adapters/enclosures do I need so it can run via SATA or USB or even PCI-E or some port a PC would have. I have pictures of what I've got: an SAS Cable, the drive, and a card I thought was an SAS to PCI-e converter. any advice?

The card is a SUPERMICRO AOC-SAS2LP-MV8 PCI-Express 2.0 x8 SATA / SAS 8-Port Controller Card. The wire is Coboc SFF8087-MM-1M 1 meter 30AWG Internal Mini SAS 36-Pin SFF-8087 Male to Mini SAS 36-Pin SFF-8087 Male Cable.

The ports are pictured:

This is the card and the wire:

Jason

Posted 2019-04-19T11:55:30.793

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Can you please properly identify the card in question. You indicate you think it’s PCI but that isn’t compatible with PCIe. – Ramhound – 2019-04-19T12:13:14.980

The card is a SUPERMICRO AOC-SAS2LP-MV8 PCI-Express 2.0 x8 SATA / SAS 8-Port Controller Card. The wire is Coboc SFF8087-MM-1M 1 meter 30AWG Internal Mini SAS 36-Pin SFF-8087 Male to Mini SAS 36-Pin SFF-8087 Male Cable – Jason – 2019-04-19T12:32:03.120

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The card has two SFF-8087 4xSAS connectors, but the tape drive has a SFF-8482. You'll need an adapter cable that will split the 4xSAS connection into four individual SAS connections, and allows a power connection too. Something like this.

The cable you currently have is intended for situations like connecting the card to a hot-plug disk backplane: each SFF-8087 connection can serve four SAS slots.

Once you get a suitable cable, you'll also need drivers for the card and the tape drive, and a backup program that is capable of using a tape drive.

telcoM

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