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Configuring, Installing, and Operating the Tape Drive
Quantum DLT 8000 Tape System
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Table 2–10 Indicator Light Activity During Density Selection
If…
Then…
The Density Select Button is not used
The illuminated indicators show data density
when the tape is being read from and written to.
The indicators illuminate steadily; Density
Override remains extinguished.
The Density Select Button is used and the actual
recorded density is the same as the density
selected via the button
The indictor that reflects the actual data density
and the Density Override indicators both are
illuminated. For example, if the actual data
density is set for 10.0 GB and 10.0 GB is selected
via the Select Button, the indicator next to
“10.0” illuminates.
The Density Select Button is used and the actual
recorded density differs from the density
selected via the button
1.
The indicator that reflects the actual data
density illuminates steadily.
2.
The indicator reflected the SELECTED density
blinks.
3.
The Density Override illuminates steadily.
For example, if the actual tape data density is set
for 40.0 GB and the selected density is 20.0 GB,
the 40.0 indicator lights steadily, the 20.0
indicator blinks, and the Density Override
indicator illuminates steadily.
To select density via the host over the SCSI bus,
1.
Use the SCSI MODE SELECT command to indicate the desired data density
(Chapter 5).
2.
Write data to the tape from BOT.
Summary of Contents for DLTtape DLT 8000
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Page 376: ...Appendix A Definition of Vendor Unique Sense Data Information A 4 Quantum DLT 8000 Tape System...
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