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[Veritas-bu] LTO3 Tape Drives and LTO2 media - no improvement
2006-03-27 09:57:32
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>>>if all the media is LTO2 media then you will see no difference=2E=0D=0A =
=0D=0A LTO3 drives cannot write to LTO2 tapes =2E just reads=2E=2E=0D=0A =
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=0ASubject: [Veritas-bu] LTO3 Tape Drives and LTO2 media - no improvement=
=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0AHi=0D=0A=0D=0AIs this correct ?=0D=0A =0D=0AMy understand=
ing is when LTO-2 tapes are put into a LTO3 tape drive the=0D=0Atape drive =
takes on all the attributes of an LTO2 tape drive hence=0D=0Atransfer rates=
, density, etc are identical to an LTO2 tape drive=2E Hence=0D=0Ain a libr=
ary you can have mixed LTO-3 & LTO2 tape drives and if all the=0D=0Amedia i=
s LTO2 media then you will see no difference=2E Only when you=0D=0Astart =
using LTO3 media then things will get better for both backup and=0D=0Arecov=
ery=2E =0D=0A=0D=0AApparently LTO-3 tapes have a smart-card type of chip i=
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LTO2 media - no improvement<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>=0D=0A<DIV></DIV>Hi<BR><BR>=
Is this correct ?<BR> <BR>My understanding is when =0D=0ALTO-2 tapes a=
re put into a LTO3 tape drive the tape drive takes on all the =0D=0Aattribu=
tes of an LTO2 tape drive hence transfer rates, density, etc are =0D=0Aiden=
tical to an LTO2 tape drive=2E Hence in a library you can have mixed =
=0D=0ALTO-3 & LTO2 tape drives and if all the media is LTO2 media then =
you will =0D=0Asee no difference=2E Only when you start using LTO3 m=
edia then things will =0D=0Aget better for both backup and recovery=2E =
; <BR><BR>Apparently LTO-3 tapes =0D=0Ahave a smart-card type of chip in th=
em=2E <BR><BR>Regards Jim <BR></BODY></HTML>=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A<P><hr size=
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