Quantum Scalar 1000, Reference Manual

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246 Application Notes
• Mailbox Types on page 248.
• Drive Types on page 249.
• Error Codes on page 251.
Media Types
The Scalar DLC software and the client applications recognizes used media in different ways. Refer to Table
31 .
Note
The asterisk (*) means the medium is supported by the Scalar 1000 library. The plus (+)
means the medium is supported by the Scalar 10K and Scalar 10K DA libraries (this is
actually one tape library but two models: single- and dual-aisle).
Table 31 Media Types
Media Manufacturer Description
Media
Domain
Media Type
Used in
Library Scalar
DLC
DAS AMU
3480 3M 0.5” tape Half-
inch 3480 3480 C0 *
3490 3M 0.5” tape Half-
inch 3480 3480 C0 *
3490E 3M 0.5” tape Half-
inch 3490E 3480 C0 *
NCTP Philips 0.5” tape
(Philip new
compatible
product) Half-
inch NCTP 3480 C0 *
DLT
Compac
Tape III Digital Digital Linear
Tape DLT DLT III DECDLT C1 *
DLT
Compac
Tape IV Quantum Digital Linear
Tape DLT DLT IV DECDLT C1 * +
DLT
Compac
Tape III
XT Maxell Digital Linear
Tape DLT DLT IIIXT DECDLT C1 *
Super
DLT Quantum Digital Linear
Tape DLT SDLT DECDLT C1 * +
3590 3M 0.5” tape
(NTP - New
tape product) Half-
inch 3590 3590 C2 *