About This Manual - Quantum DLT 8000 Product Manual

"About This Manual" outlines the scope and contents of this manual. It contains
information about the intended audience, purpose of the manual, document
organization, and document conventions.
AUDIENCE
This manual is written for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that are
integrating this Quantum DLTtape system into a host system or subsystem. Its primary
audience is the OEM technical staff that makes tape system purchase and configuration
decisions, and system integrators that are responsible for the SCSI interface.
Additionally, the manual can be used by technically astute end-users for installation and
operation of the tape system, although that is a secondary audience.
PURPOSE
This manual describes the DLT 8000 Tape System. It is intended to provide the
information necessary to integrate the tape system into a computer system or subsystem.
DOCUMENT ORGANIZATION
This product manual contains five chapters, a number of appendixes of related useful
information, and an index. It includes an overview of the Small Computer System
Interface (SCSI) and detailed descriptions of the messages and SCSI commands as used
by the tape system. The manual is organized as follows:
Chapter 1 General Description and Specifications
This chapter contains a brief description of and specifications for the
system.
Chapter 2 Configuring, Installing, and Operating the Tape System
This chapter contains information on system hardware and system
interfaces.
Quantum DLT 8000 Tape System

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