Reusing Type Iv Media Formatted By Dlt7000 Or Dlt8000 In Vs80/Dlt1 Drives; Dlt1 And Vs80 Drives; Vs160 Drives; Sdlt320 And Sdlt220 Drives - Dell PowerVault 110T DLT VS80 User Manual

Invalid Media Symptoms - what happens when the wrong media is inserted into a drive
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Cleaning light comes on
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Media light flashes or stays on
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Tape ejects
Reusing Type IV Media Formatted by DLT7000 or DLT8000 in
VS80/DLT1 Drives
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By default, Type IV media previously recorded by a DLT7000 or DLT8000 is not read compatible with
DLT4000, DLT1, or VS80 drives
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Cartridge automatically ejects from the DLT1 and VS80 drive
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VS80/DLT1 drives can read Type IV media originally formatted in DLT7000 and DLT8000 drives only if
drive compression was set to 20GB. A tape formatted in 20GB mode appears as a write-protected tape and
is not writeable in a DLT1/VS80 drive. It is, however, readable. Otherwise media will continuously be
ejected from the DTL1 and VS80 drive.
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Bulk Erasing (degaussing) Type IV media previously used in other drives results in what the drive sees as
new media and is usable in DLT1/VS80 drives.

DLT1 and VS80 Drives

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Uses only Type IV media for read and write

VS160 Drives

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Uses VS1 Media for read and write
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Can read Type IV media only if media was formatted by DLT1 or VS80 drive NOT DLT4000/7000/8000.
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Cannot write to Type IV media
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If blank Type IV media is inserted, the media light flashes and media ejects from the drive

SDLT320 and SDLT220 Drives

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Uses SDLT type media for read and write
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Can backward read all Type IV media written with DLT (DLT4000, DLT7000, DLT8000, DLT1 and
VS80) drives
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SDLT320 can read media created with the SDLT220; the 220 media light will come on
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SDLT220 cannot read media created by SDLT320; drive gives no warning but backup software indicates
bad media.
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Always label media with original use and formatting information
Dell DLT, VS and SDLT Media Handbook Page 9