Purpose; Scope; Conventions Used In This Guide; January - Quantum DAT 160 Reference

Purpose

Scope

Conventions Used in This Guide

Purpose
Installing a DLT, SDLT, VS, LTO, or DAT Tape Drive Into a Linux Operating System
This document provides instructions for integrating a Quantum® DLTtape®
drive, a Super DLTtape™ drive, a DLT VS tape drive, an LTO tape drive, or a
DAT tape drive into Red Hat® Linux, Novell® SuSE® Linux, or other Linux
operating system.
This document is intended for users who have a general understanding of
Linux operating systems.
The instructions and examples provided in this document refer specifically to
Red Hat and Novell SuSE Linux systems. The instructions may differ slightly
if you are running a Linux system other than Red Hat or Novell SuSE. If these
instructions are not adequate, refer to the Linux user guide for your
This document pertains to the following products:
• Tape drives: DLT 2000, DLT 2000XT, DLT 4000, DLT 7000, DLT 8000,
SDLT 220, SDLT 320, SDLT 600, DLT1, VS80, VS160, DLT-V4, LTO-1,
LTO-2, LTO-3, and DAT 72.
The Super DLT1 tape drive is currently known as the SDLT 220
Note:
tape drive.
• Mini-libraries: DLT 2500, DLT 2500XT, DLT 2700, DLT 2700XT,
DLT 4500, and DLT 4700.
This document uses the following conventions when providing examples of
commands and codes:
st
Item
" " in parentheses
n
in the file name
st
" " absent from the
n
file name
st
" " present in the
n st
file name
Example Meaning
The example applies either to auto-
(n)st0*
rewind or to no-rewind devices.
The device is auto-rewind.
st0*
The device is no-rewind.
nst0*
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