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Installing a DLTtape or Super DLTtape Drive into an AIX System
5.
Tape Cartridge Compatibility
Table 4
and
Table 5
provide information about tape cartridge and tape drive compatibility.
Use this matrix when determining which tape cartridges to use in your tape drive.
Note:
The SDLT 220 and SDLT 320 tape drives can read, but not append
data to, DLTtape IV cartridges that were previously written by a
DLT 4000, DLT 7000, or DLT 8000 tape drive. The SDLT 600 tape
drive can read, but not append data to, Super DLTtape I and DLTtape
VS1 cartridges.
Table 4.
Tape Cartridge and Tape Drive Compatibility (Native/Compressed) – DLT
Drive Type
Tape Cartridge
DLT 2000
DLT 2500
DLT 2700
DLT 2000XT
DLT 2500XT
DLT 2700XT
DLT 4000
DLT 4500
DLT 4700
DLT
7000
DLT
8000
DLTtape™ III
(CompacTape III™)
10/20 GB
10/20 GB
10/20 GB
10/20 GB
10/20 GB
DLTtape™ IIIXT
(CompacTape IIIXT)
15/30 GB
15/30 GB
15/30 GB
15/30 GB
DLTtape™ IV
(CompacTape IV™)
20/40 GB
20/40 GB
35/70 GB
20/40 GB
35/70 GB
40/80 GB
CleaningTape III
20 uses
20 uses
20 uses
20 uses
