StorageTek Installation Manual

96053 Revision L 1-23
Standard Installation Procedure
Drive Compatibility Issues
Refer to your drive publications and the vendor Web sites for a detailed discussion of
drives and cartridges.
The library supports the following drives:
• Ultrium Linear Tape-Open (LTO) drives
LTO technology was developed by IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and Seagate to provide a
clear and viable choice in an increasingly complex array of tape storage options. LTO
is an “open format’ technology, which means that users will have multiple sources of
product and media. The open nature of LTO technology also provides a means of
enabling compatibility among different vendor’s offerings.
- Hewlett-Packard’s LTO 1, LTO 2, and LTO 3
- IBM’s LTO 1, LTO 2, and LTO 3
- Quantum’s (Certance) LTO 2 and LTO 3
- Seagate LTO 1 and LTO 2
• Digital Linear Tape (DLT) drives:
• Quantum Corporation’s DLT 7000E, DLT 8000, and Super DLT 220, 320 and
600
• Benchmark Storage Innovations, Inc’s DLT1
You may mix drive types within a library, but please observe the following cautions and
tables:
CAUTION:
Possible data corruption: Do not mix DLT 7000 and DLT 8000 drives in
the same library. If a DLT 7000 cartridge is inserted into a DLT 8000 drive,
the tape can be read and written on in 7000 mode. If a DLT 8000 cartridge
is inserted into a DLT 7000 drive and a read command is issued, the
drive will indicate Medium Error/Calibration Error (03/8000). If a write
command is issued at load point, as with most drives, the drive will write
over any data present.
CAUTION:
Data loss: Do not mount SDLT 320-formatted cartridges into SDLT 220
drives. An SDLT 220 drive will overwrite the 320 data. To avoid this,
carefully manage the locations of the cartridges within your library, and
designate the correct drive type for your read/write operations.
Do not mix LVD and HVD operations on the same bus.
DLT1 drives use only DLTtape IV cartridges, and can read—but not write to—
DLTtape IV cartridges formatted by DLT 4000 drives.
DLT1 drives use their own cleaning cartridge, part 100099401. Do not use this
cartridge in DLT drives.