Quantum Corporation
DLTtape
Application Note
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6.
After reboot is complete and you have logged in as root, change directory to /dev. Enter the following
command to establish the DLTtape device files:
/MAKEDEV
7.
Verify the DLTtape device files by entering the following command:
ls /dev/rmt
For a DLTtape tape peripheral installed with a SCSI ID of 4, the system response should be similar to the
following:
tps0d4
tps0d4nrnsc
tps0d4nrsv
tps0d4nsc
tps0d4stat
tps0d4c
tps0d4nrnsv
tps0d4nrsvc
tps0d4nsv
tps0d4sv
tps0d4nr
tps0d4nrnsvc
tps0d4nrv
tps0d4nsvc
tps0d4svc
tps0d4nrc
tps0d4nrs
tps0d4nrvc
tps0d4s
tps0d4v
tps0d4nrns
tps0d4nrsc
tps0d4ns
tps0d4sc
tps0d4vc
8.
Enter the following command to verify the installation:
mt -t /dev/rmt/tps0d4 status
Note:
that the device file tps0d4 is for an installed DLT2000 with SCSI ID of 4.
The system response should be similar to the following:
Controller: SCSI
Device: DEC: DLT2000
Status: 0x20262
Drive type: DLT
Media : READY, writeable, at BOT
DLTtape Tape Cartridge Compatibility
The following is a matrix of DLTtape tape cartridge/drive type compatibility. Use this matrix when
considering tape cartridge and drive type combinations. Where compatibility is indicated, the capacities
are shown as native/compressed values.
Drive Cartridge
DLT2000
DLT2500
DLT2700
DLT2000XT
DLT2500XT
DLT2700XT
DLT4000
DLT4500
DLT4700
DLT7000
DLT8000
DLTtape
III
(CompacTape III
)
Up to 10/20GB
Up to 10/20GB
Up to 10/20GB
Up to 10/20GB
Up to 10/20GB
DLTtape
IIIXT
(CompacTape IIIXT
)
Not Compatible
Up to 15/30GB
Up to 15/30GB
Up to 15/30GB
Up to 15/30GB
DLTtape
IV
(CompacTape IV
)
Not Compatible
Not Compatible
Up to 20/40GB
Up to 20/40GB
35/70GB
Up to 20/40GB
35/70GB
40/80GB
