Installation Guide

Quantum Corporation DLTtape Application Note
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6. After reboot is complete and you have logged in as root, change directory to /dev. Enter the following
command to establish the DLTtape device files:
/MAKEDEV
7. Verify the DLTtape device files by entering the following command:
ls /dev/rmt
For a DLTtape tape peripheral installed with a SCSI ID of 4, the system response should be similar to the
following:
tps0d4 tps0d4nrnsc tps0d4nrsv tps0d4nsc tps0d4stat
tps0d4c tps0d4nrnsv tps0d4nrsvc tps0d4nsv tps0d4sv
tps0d4nr tps0d4nrnsvc tps0d4nrv tps0d4nsvc tps0d4svc
tps0d4nrc tps0d4nrs tps0d4nrvc tps0d4s tps0d4v
tps0d4nrns tps0d4nrsc tps0d4ns tps0d4sc tps0d4vc
8. Enter the following command to verify the installation:
mt -t /dev/rmt/tps0d4 status
Note: that the device file tps0d4 is for an installed DLT2000 with SCSI ID of 4.
The system response should be similar to the following:
Controller: SCSI
Device: DEC: DLT2000
Status: 0x20262
Drive type: DLT
Media : READY, writeable, at BOT
DLTtape Tape Cartridge Compatibility
The following is a matrix of DLTtape tape cartridge/drive type compatibility. Use this matrix when
considering tape cartridge and drive type combinations. Where compatibility is indicated, the capacities
are shown as native/compressed values.
Drive Cartridge DLT2000
DLT2500
DLT2700
DLT2000XT
DLT2500XT
DLT2700XT
DLT4000
DLT4500
DLT4700
DLT7000 DLT8000
DLTtape III
(CompacTape III)
Up to 10/20GB Up to 10/20GB Up to 10/20GB Up to 10/20GB Up to 10/20GB
DLTtape IIIXT
(CompacTape IIIXT)
Not Compatible Up to 15/30GB Up to 15/30GB Up to 15/30GB Up to 15/30GB
DLTtape IV
(CompacTape IV)
Not Compatible Not Compatible Up to 20/40GB Up to 20/40GB
35/70GB
Up to 20/40GB
35/70GB
40/80GB