During the installation of a new server, the following actions are performed:

Server hardware components are inventoried.
The latest BIOS and firmware are downloaded and applied. The network operating system and patches are loaded.

The after-market tape drive attached to the server fails to initialize. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the failure?

A.
The tape drive device driver is not enabled in the system BIOS.

B.
The tape drive is not on the backup software HCL (Hardware Compatibility List).

C.
The network operating system patches are not applied correctly.

D.
The BIOS and firmware upgrades are not properly applied.