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Scratch Redistribution

LONGItud

indicates any Standard, ECART, or ZCART cartridge.

Standard

indicates a standard length, 3480 cartridge. It can be read on any longitudinal drives (4480, 4490, 9490, or 9490EE). Data can be written in 36-track mode on 4490, 9490, or 9490EE transports but cannot be read on an 18-track (4480) drive. Synonyms for this type of cartridge include:

CST

MEDIA1

STD

1

3480

ECART

indicates a 3490E, extended capacity cartridge. It can be used only on a

36-track drive (4490, 9490, or 9490EE). Synonyms include:

E

ECCST

ETAPE

Long

MEDIA2

3490E

ZCART

indicates a 3490E, extended capacity cartridge that provides greater storage capacity than an ECART. It can be used only on a 9490EE drive.

ZCART can be abbreviated as Z.

DD3

indicates any DD3A, DD3B, or DD3C cartridge.

HELical

is a synonym for DD3.

DD3A, DD3B, DD3C

indicates a helical cartridge. The media indicator in the external label is encoded with the cartridge type (A, B, or C).

Note: DD3A, DD3B, or DD3C can be abbreviated to A, B, or C respectively.

Types of helical cartridges, along with their associated media capacities, are:

A - 10GB

B - 25GB

C - 50GB.

288VM/HSC 6.0 System Programmer’s Guide

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StorageTek 6 manual Scratch Redistribution, indicates any Standard, ECART, or ZCART cartridge