Dell PowerVault 132T LTO/SDLT (Tape Library) - Manual (Page 8)

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Dell PowerVault DLT, VS, and SDLT Media Handbook Version 2.0
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NOTE:
In Table 1-3, the media types formatted in bold can read and write Type IV media only.
NOTE:
In Table 1-3, the media type formatted in italics can read and write VS1 media. It can also read
Type IV media written by VS or DLT1 drives.
NOTE:
In Table 1-3, the media types formatted in underlines can read and write SDLT media. They can
also read Type IV media written by DLT4000, DLT7000, DLT8000, VS80, and DLT1 drives.
1
Orange alert/media light comes on.
2 The orange alert/media light illuminates and the tape is automatically ejected. The alert/media light will go off if readable
media is inserted into the drive or power is cycled on the drive.
3
No lights will come on. The drive automatically ejects the tape.
4 No lights come on. Backup software shows bad media.
5
Orange (220) LED blinks indicating that a 220 formatted tape is in the drive.
6 No lights blink. The tape does not eject. There is no indicator on the SDLT that would indicate no data on tape.
* Under default settings the DLT 7000 and DLT8000 drives write to tape in their default density. 70 GB 2:1 compressed and 80
GB 2:1 compressed respectively. Tapes written by these devices may be read by DLT4000, DLT1, and VS80 if density 20.0 is
selected on the front panel of the drive prior to formatting the tape media with a DLT7000 or DLT8000 drive. This will be data
destructive.
** Density selection is not mechanically available on the front panel of SDLT drives. However, for backward compatibility
reasons, an SDLT320 Density Select Utility is available on Quantum's website in the SDLT320 download area. This software
utility will allow an SDLT320 drive to write in an SDLT220 format. The utility is available for both Microsoft
®
Windows
®
and
Linux platforms.
Table 1-3. Type IV, VS1, and SDLT1 Media Read/Write Compatibility
Media Types Read by
DLT4000 Read by
DLT7000 Read by
DLT8000 Read by
DLT1 Read by
VS80 Read by
VS160 Read by
SDLT220 Read by
SDLT320
New Unformatted Type IV Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
2
No
6
No
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Type IV written by DLT4000 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No2 Yes1 Yes
Type IV written by DLT7000 No* Yes Yes No
2
* No
2
* No
2
Yes
1
Yes
Type IV written by DLT8000 No* No* Yes No
2
* No
2
* No
2
Yes
1
Yes
Type IV written by DLT1 No No No Yes Yes Yes
1
Yes
1
Yes
Type IV written by VS80 No No No Yes Yes Yes
1
Yes
1
Yes
VS1 written by VS160 No No No No No Yes No No
SDLT1 written by SDLT220 No No No No
3
No
3
No
2
Yes Yes
5
SDLT1 written by SDLT320 No No No No
3
No
3
No
2
No
4
** Yes