Drive Support And Related Technologies; Front Panel Components - ADIC Scalar 100 User Manual

Drive Support and Related Technologies

Your library supports the following tape drives:
• AIT type drives (AIT-2 HVD & LVD, AIT-3 LVD)
• DLT type drives (7000 HVD, 8000 HVD & LVD, SDLT 220 HVD & LVD, SDLT 320 LVD)
• LTO type drives (LTO-1 HVD & LVD, LTO-2 LVD)
The tape library does not support the mixing of different drive types in the same
Note
library. This includes different models of the same drive types. For example,
SDLT-220 drives cannot be mixed with SDLT-320 drives.
The drive type affects the tape cartridge and overall storage capacity. For specific information about your
library storage capacity and allowed tape cartridges, see
With the correct drive and library firmware installed, an AIT-3 library supports the Sony® AIT™ WORM
(write-once-read-many) technology, which allows non-rewritable and non-erasable data to be written. This
technology provides extra security for your data by preventing accidental erasure.

Front Panel Components

The following graphic shows the front panel components. The following text describes the components in
detail.
Figure 2 Front Panel Components
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Specifications on page 117.
Description