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[Veritas-bu] Drive Type dlt vs dlt2

2002-03-26 13:29:31
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Drive Type dlt vs dlt2
From: dritschel62 AT yahoo DOT com (Douglas Ritschel)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 10:29:31 -0800 (PST)
I'm using DLT IV tapes and DLT8000 drives. 

What is a DLT2 tape? 
What is a DLT2 drive? 



--- William Enestvedt <Will.Enestvedt AT jwu DOT edu> wrote:
> > 
> > What is the difference between dlt and dlt2 Drive
> > Type? 
> >
>    There is no _real_ difference -- it's just a
> convenience so that the
> administrator can differentiate between two media
> types. As Larry Kingery
> pointed out last week, "NBU won't put a DLT2 tape in
> a DLT drive, or vice
> versa. While there are some combinations that are
> valid, the different types
> are there specifically to say that these are
> DIFFERENT types."
> -wde
> --
> Will Enestvedt
> UNIX System Administrator
> Johnson & Wales University -- Providence, RI


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