Dlt Drives; Mixed Media Support And Rules; Table 17 Dlt Drive And Cartridge Compatibility - Quantum scalar i2000 User Manual

DLT Drives

Table 17 DLT Drive and
Cartridge Compatibility
SDLT-600
Cartridges
DLT-S4 Reads
Drives
SDLT-600 Reads/Writes
Drives
SDLT-320 Not
compatible
Drives
DLT-S4 Read

Mixed Media Support and Rules

Scalar i2000 User's Guide
Five generations of DLT cartridges are supported in the library, but the
3
drives are not fully compatible as shown in
SDLT-320
Cartridges
Reads
Reads
Reads/Writes
Read
The SDLT-600 tape drives support reading and writing to SDLT II
cartridges. They also have a backward-read compatibility (BRC) mode.
When in this mode, the SDLT-600 is capable of reading SDLT-220 and
SDLT-320 tape formats in an SDLT I data cartridge, as well as the SDLT-
VS160 tape format in the DLT tape VS1 data cartridge. The SDLT-600 tape
drive will eject a data cartridge written in DLT formats other than DLT-
VS160. All DLT cartridges are the same size, which means they will use
the same magazines in the library.
The SDLT-320 SCSI tape drives are supported in the library, but they
must be connected to an FC Host SAN by means of an external SNC 5100.
The library supports both LTO and DLT cartridges and drives in the same
configuration, provided that you adhere to the following rules:
SDLT-220 SDLT-VS 160
Cartridges Cartridges
Reads Not
compatible
Reads Reads
Reads/Writes Not
compatible
Read Not
compatible
Chapter 3 Description
Mixed Media Support and Rules
Table 17.
DLT-S4
Cartridges
Reads/Writes
Not
compatible
Not
compatible
Not
compatible
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