Sun Microsystems StorageTek Modular Library System SL500 - Manual (Page 49)

Tape Drives and Cartridges
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SDLT/DLT-S4 Tape Drives and Cartridges
Note – Your robotics unit must be part number 314558705 or higher to read
SDLT/DLT-S4 cartridge labels.
This section discusses media compatibility and cartridge labels. For all other tape drive
and media information, such as specifications, refer to:
■
The specific vender Web site
■ http://www.sun.com/storagetek/index.jsp
For best results:
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Use Super DLT tape 1 cartridges in SDLT 320 tape drives
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Use Super DLT tape 2 cartridges in SDLT 600 tape drives
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Use DLT tape S4 cartridges in DLT-S4 tape drives
The following table lists the compatibility issues among the various SDLT cartridges
and tape drives. Consider the information if you need to migrate your data from older
types of cartridges to newer ones.
Note – SDLT600 and DLT-S4 tape drives with appropriate firmware can accept
cartridges with the WORM feature.
The WORM (write once read many times) feature prevents the user from altering or
erasing information from the tape. For more information, go to the Quantum Web site
and do a search on DLTICE TM .
Note – The WORM feature cartridge must be:
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unformatted native
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blank native
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native with one filemark and an EOD
See “Cartridge Information” on page 347 for more specific information about
cartridges.
TABLE 1-9 SDLT/DLT-S4 Media/Tape Drive Compatibility
Media SDLT 320 Drive SDLT 600 Drive DLT-S4* Drive
SDLT 1 media Read and write Read only Read only
SDLT 2 media No action Read and write Read only
DLTIV media Read only No action No action
DLT tape S4 No action No action Read and write
Note: DLT-S4 drives are supported with library firmware 1126 and later.