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Configuring and Operating the DLT2500 Mini-Library
4-16 DLT2000/DLT2500/DLT2700 Cartridge Tape Subsytem
Table 4-3 shows results.
Table 4-3 Results of not Using or Using Density Select Mode
If
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Then
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You did not use Density Select
mode
The display shows the actual density when the tape is
reading and writing.
You used Density Select
mode
and the actual tape density is
the same as the density you
selected
The display shows the actual density on steady and
OVR
on steady.
You used Density Select mode
and the actual tape density
differs from the density you
selected
On operation before Write from BOT, the display
shows:
1. Actual tape density on steady
2.
Selected density
flashing
3. OVR
flashing
On operation after write from BOT, the display shows:
1. Selected density on steady
2. OVR on steady
4.7.2 Programmable Host Selection via Your Operating System
To select density via the SCSI bus:
1.
Do a SCSI MODE SELECT with the density you want. For more details, see the
chapter on
SCSI Interface.
.
2.
Write data to the tape from BOT.
4.7.3 Native Default Density
If you did not use the front panel density select mode or programmable host selection,
the selection becomes the native default density of 10 GB when using a CompacTape
III tape (uncompressed).
Summary of Contents for DLT 2500
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Page 20: ...Revision History xx DLT2000 DLT2500 DLT2700 Cartridge Tape Subsystem ...
Page 146: ...Firmware Update From Tape 7 18 DLT2000 DLT2500 DLT2700 Cartridge Tape Subsystem ...
Page 291: ...DLT2000 SCSI Interface DLT2000 DLT2700 Cartridge Tape Subsystem 8 145 ...
Page 327: ...Sense Key Information C 6 DLT2000 DLT2500 DLT2700 Cartridge Tape Subsystem ...
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