Contents

4 Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive

DDS Tape Drive and Data Cassette Descriptions

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DDS Drive 65

 

 

 

 

 

Data Cassettes

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Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a Data Cassette 69

 

Operating the DDS Tape Drive

71

 

 

 

Loading and Unloading a Data Cassette

71

 

Verifying the DDS Tape Drive Operation

72

 

Using Device Files 73

 

 

 

 

Archiving Data in Compressed and Noncompressed Mode 74

Writing to a Data Cassette 74

 

 

 

 

Restoring Files from a Data Cassette to Your System

75

Listing the Files on a Data Cassette

75

 

 

Further Command Information

76

 

 

 

Media Interchangeability Restrictions

76

 

Troubleshooting

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Ordering Information 78

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