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Re: LTO device class - Can a format type of "drive" affect media operations ?

2005-01-19 12:15:15
Subject: Re: LTO device class - Can a format type of "drive" affect media operations ?
From: Steven Masters <masterss AT US.IBM DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 08:59:47 -0800
Hunny;     Excellent!! Thanks!

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Martin,

You can use either one -- format=drive or format=ultrium2c. However, if
you
do not want the drive to write with compression, you will need to set
format=ultrium2.

Regards,

Hunny..

"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 01/13/2005
12:33:48 PM:

> Hi all,
> can a format type of "drive" in LTO device classs definitionaffect media
> operation, such as label, r/w, etc in a way, that these operations are
> never performed ?
>
> I mean, is it necessary set LTO-2 drives as "ultrium2[c]" format in
> devclass definition ?
>
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