
Tape Drives and Cartridges
SDLT/DLT-S4 Tape Drives and Cartridges
Note – Your robotics unit must be part number 314558705 or higher to read
This section discusses media compatibility and cartridge labels. For all other tape drive and media information, such as specifications, refer to:
■The specific vender Web site
■http://www.sun.com/storagetek/index.jsp
For best results:
■Use Super DLT tape 1 cartridges in SDLT 320 tape drives
■Use Super DLT tape 2 cartridges in SDLT 600 tape drives
■Use DLT tape S4 cartridges in
The following table lists the compatibility issues among the various SDLT cartridges and tape drives. Consider the information if you need to migrate your data from older types of cartridges to newer ones.
TABLE
Media | SDLT 320 Drive | SDLT 600 Drive |
|
SDLT 1 media | Read and write | Read only | Read only |
SDLT 2 media | No action | Read and write | Read only |
DLTIV media | Read only | No action | No action |
DLT tape S4 | No action | No action | Read and write |
Note:
Note – SDLT600 and
The WORM (write once read many times) feature prevents the user from altering or erasing information from the tape. For more information, go to the Quantum Web site and do a search on DLTICETM.
Note – The WORM feature cartridge must be:
■unformatted native
■blank native
■native with one filemark and an EOD
See “Cartridge Information” on page 347 for more specific information about cartridges.
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