DDS 3 or DDS4???

Hello group, 

   I know that DDS is not the all-time best for doing backups, but... I have
a small system for testing purposes (Windows 2000) with an Archive Python
06408-XXX drive, which is supposed to be a DDS4. But, when (By chance) I
issued a SHOW LIBRARY command, this is what came back:


MMSV->libList: head=002274E0, tail=002274E0

Library DDSLIB1 (type MANUAL):
  reference count = 0, online = 1, borrowed drives = 0, update count = 0
   basicCfgBuilt = 1, libInfoBuild = 1, definingPathToLibrary = 0
   addLibPath = 0, driveListBusy = 0
  libvol_lock_id=0, libvolLock_count=0, SeqnBase=0
  library extension at 00000000
  autochanger list:

  drive list:
    DDSDRIVE1:
      Device Class = 4MM,
      RD Capabilities = 0000003F,
      (DDS3C,DDS3,DDS2C,DDS2,DDS1C,DDS1),
      WR Capabilities = 0000003F,
      (DDS3C,DDS3,DDS2C,DDS2,DDS1C,DDS1),
      Drive state: UNKNOWN, Drive Descriptor state = NO PENDING CHANGES,
      online = 1, polled = 0,
      Inquiry String = ,
      Device Type From Inquiry = ,
      update count = 0, checking = 0,
      offline time/date: 00:00:00 1900/00/00
      Clean Freq(GB)=-1, Bytes Proc(KB)=0, needsClean=0.
    MANUAL-specific fields:
      None


If you look at RD Capabilities and WR Capabilities, it only goes to DDS3.
Should I expect something in the TSM device driver, or should I go to the
drive's salesman and ask for a real DDS4 drive?



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