Introduction; Previously Recorded Media - HP StorageWorks DLT VS 40 Reference Manual

Introduction

The HP StorageWorks DLT VS 40/80 GB Tape Drive is a value-priced,
high-capacity streaming cartridge tape drive designed for use with HP ProLiant
Servers. The drive has a dual-channel read/write head, Lempel-Ziv (DLZ)
high-efficiency data compression, and tape-mark directory to achieve fast data
throughput and access times.
Figure 1: DLT VS 40/80 GB tape drive

Previously Recorded Media

The DLT VS 40/80 can read DLT IV media previously recorded using a DLT
20/40 format. The DLT VS 40/80 can only write to media previously recorded
using a DLT I or DLT VS 40/80 GB tape drive. See "Using Cartridges" in Chapter
5 for additional information.
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