Chapter 3 Description
Mixed Media Support and Rules
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DLT Drives 3
Five generations of DLT cartridges are supported in the library, but the
drives are not fully compatible as shown in
Table 17.
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.
Mixed Media Support and Rules
The library supports both LTO and DLT cartridges and drives in the same
configuration, provided that you adhere to the following rules:
Table 17 DLT Drive and
Cartridge Compatibility
SDLT-600
Cartridges
SDLT-320
Cartridges
SDLT-220
Cartridges
SDLT-VS 160
Cartridges
DLT-S4
Cartridges
DLT-S4
Drives
Reads Reads Reads Not
compatible
Reads/Writes
SDLT-600
Drives
Reads/Writes Reads Reads Reads Not
compatible
SDLT-320
Drives
Not
compatible
Reads/Writes Reads/Writes Not
compatible
Not
compatible
DLT-S4 Read Read Read Not
compatible
Not
compatible
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