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September 2004
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Installing a DLTtape or Super DLTtape Drive into an AIX System
Table 2
lists density settings and density value descriptions for DLTtape drives.
Table 2.
Density Settings, Values, and Descriptions
Tape Drive
Density Setting
Value
Description
Note:
The recommended DLTtape drive device density settings may cause problems with tape
drive access when using third party applications. In these cases, set density values to
zero (0).
All DLT 2000
series units
DENSITY setting #1
128
80h is the vendor-unique density code for 10 GB,
62500 bpi, uncompressed mode
DENSITY setting #2
129
81h is the vendor-unique density code for 20 GB,
62500 bpi, compressed mode
All DLT 4000
series units
DENSITY setting #1
130
82h is the vendor-unique density code for 20 GB,
81633 bpi, uncompressed mode
DENSITY setting #2
131
83h is the vendor-unique density code for 40 GB,
81633 bpi, compressed mode
DLT 7000
DENSITY setting #1
132
84h is the vendor-unique density code for 35 GB,
85937 bpi, uncompressed mode
DENSITY setting #2
133
85h is the vendor-unique density code for 70 GB,
85937 bpi, compressed mode
DLT 8000
DENSITY setting #1
136
88h is the vendor-unique density code for 40 GB,
98250 bpi, uncompressed mode
DENSITY setting #2
137
89h is the vendor-unique density code for 80 GB,
98250 bpi, compressed mode
SDLT 220
(SuperDLT1)
DENSITY setting #1
144
90h is the vendor-unique density code for 110 GB,
133000 bpi, uncompressed mode
DENSITY setting #2
145
91h is the vendor-unique density code for 220 GB,
133000 bpi, compressed mode
SDLT 320
DENSITY setting #1
146
92h is the vendor-unique density code for 160 GB,
190000 bpi, uncompressed mode
DENSITY setting #2
147
93h is the vendor-unique density code for 320 GB,
190000 bpi, compressed mode
SDLT 600
DENSITY setting #1
148
94h is the vendor-unique density code for 300 GB,
233000 bpi, uncompressed mode
DENSITY setting #2
149
95h is the vendor-unique density code for 600 GB,
233000 bpi, compressed mode
