This appendix provides values for MEDia
, RECtech
, and MODel
parameters. These parameters enable you to specify transport and media characteristics. They are specified in various VM Client commands and TMI requests.
Note:
The SL8500 library supports only the T9840A/B/C/D, T9940B, LTO, SDLT, and T10000A/B/C/D media types and recording techniques.
The SL3000 library supports only the T9840C/D, LTO, SDLT, and T10000A/B/C/D media types and recording techniques.
LTO and SDLT drives are not supported in an MVS environment. These drives are recognized by the HSC but are accessible only to open systems clients using LibraryStation.
LTO-6, LTO-7, and LTO-8 drives and media are supported in
VSM 6 and VSM 7 only.
The VTCS RTV utility does not support LTO drives.
MEDia
)The media type, or MEDia
, enables you to specify the desired type of media to be used for a data set. It is specified in the following ELS commands and control statements:
SMC:
POLicy
operator command
TAPEREQ
control statement
HSC/VTCS:
Display Drives
command
Display SCRatch
command
Display THReshld
command
EJect
command
SCREdist
command
Warn
command
VOLPARM
control statement
The following table describes valid media types:
Media Type | Description |
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Indicates any standard or enhanced (ECART) capacity cartridges. |
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Indicates standard, enhanced (ECART), or extended-enhanced (ZCART) capacity cartridges. |
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Indicates a standard length, 3480 cartridge. It can be read on any longitudinal drive (4480, 4490, 9490, or 9490EE). Data can be written in 36-track mode on a 4490, 9490, or 9490EE drive but cannot be read on an 18-track (4480) drive. Synonyms include |
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Indicates a 3490E, extended capacity cartridge. It can be used only on a 36-track drive (4490, 9490, or 9490EE). Synonyms include |
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Indicates a 3490E, extended-enhanced capacity cartridge. It can be used only on a 9490EE drive. |
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Indicates a VTV (Virtual Tape Volume) mounted on a VTD (Virtual Tape Drive). |
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Indicates a helical cartridge. A helical cartridge can be used only on RedWood drives. The following subtypes and abbreviations specify a helical cartridge:
The seventh position in the external label is encoded with the cartridge type (that is, A, B, or C). |
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Indicates any T9840 cartridge. |
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Indicates a T9840 data cartridge. The media indicator in the external label is encoded with the cartridge type (R). T9840 cartridge media capacities are 20 GB (T9840A and T9840B), 40 GB (T9840C), or 75 GB (T9840D). |
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Indicates a T9840A, T9840B, or T9840C cleaning cartridge. |
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Indicates a T9840D cleaning cartridge. |
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Indicates any T9940 cartridge. |
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Indicates a T9940 data cartridge. T9940 cartridge media capacities are 60 GB (T9940A) or 200 GB (T9940B). |
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Indicates a T9940 cleaning cartridge. |
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Indicates an LTO 10 GB capacity cartridge. |
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Indicates an LTO 35 GB capacity cartridge. |
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Indicates an LTO 50 GB capacity cartridge. |
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Indicates an LTO 100 GB capacity cartridge. |
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Indicates an LTO 200 GB capacity cartridge. |
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Indicates an LTO 400 GB capacity cartridge. |
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Indicates an LTO Generation 3 WORM cartridge. |
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Indicates an LTO 800 GB capacity cartridge. |
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Indicates an LTO Generation 4 WORM cartridge. |
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Indicates an LTO 1.5 TB capacity cartridge. |
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Indicates an LTO Generation 5 WORM cartridge. |
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Indicates an LTO Generation 6 2.5 TB cartridge. |
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Indicates an LTO Generation 6 WORM cartridge. |
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Indicates an LTO Generation 7 6.4 TB cartridge. |
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Indicates an LTO Generation 7 WORM cartridge. |
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Indicates an LTO Generation 8 12.8 TB cartridge. |
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Indicates an LTO Generation 8 WORM cartridge. |
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Indicates an LTO type 1 cleaning cartridge. |
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Indicates an LTO type 2 cleaning cartridge. |
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Indicates an LTO universal cleaning cartridge. |
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Indicates an SDLT 160 GB cartridge. |
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Indicates an SDLT 125 GB cartridge. |
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Indicates an SDLT Generation S1 cartridge. |
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Indicates an SDLT Generation S2 cartridge. |
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Indicates an SDLT Generation S3 cartridge. |
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Indicates an SDLT Generation S4 cartridge. |
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Indicates an SDLT Generation 4 cartridge. |
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Indicates a full-capacity 500 GB T10000A or 1 TB T10000B cartridge. |
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Indicates a smaller-capacity 120 GB T10000A or 240 GB T10000B cartridge. |
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Indicates a T10000A or T10000B cleaning cartridge. |
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Indicates a full-capacity 5 TB T10000C or 8 TB T10000D cartridge. |
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Indicates a smaller-capacity 1 TB T10000C or 1.6 TB T10000D cartridge. |
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Indicates a T10000A, T10000B, T10000C, or T10000D cleaning cartridge. |
Note:
T10000C and T10000D drives can read T10000T1
or T10000TS
media but cannot write to that media.
T10000C and T10000D drives can only write to T10000T2
or T10000TT
media.
When the MEDia
parameter is not specified, a default is chosen based on the value of the RECtech
parameter. The following table shows default values used if MEDia
is omitted:
RECtech Entered | MEDia Default |
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Note:
T10000C and T10000D drives can read T10000T1
or T10000TS
media but cannot write to that media.
T10000C and T10000D drives can only write to T10000T2
or T10000TT
media.
RECtech
)The recording technique, or RECtech
, enables you to specify the method used to record data tracks on the tape surface for the desired data set. It is specified in the following ELS commands and control statements:
SMC:
POLicy
UNITAttr
TAPEREQ
HSC/VTCS:
Display Drives
command
Display SCRatch
command
Display THReshld
command
EJect
command
SCREdist
command
Warn
command
VOLPARM
control statement
The following table describes valid recording techniques:
Table A-3 Recording Techniques
Recording Technique | Description |
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Indicates any device that uses longitudinal recording. Devices include 4480, 4490, 9490, and 9490EE drives. |
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Indicates a 4480 drive. |
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Indicates a 4490, 9490, or 9490EE drive (any device that records in 36-track mode). |
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Indicates a 4490 (Silverton) drive. |
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Indicates a 9490 (Timberline) drive. |
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Indicates a 9490EE drive. |
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Indicates a device using helical recording. |
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Indicates a device using helical recording. |
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Indicates any HP or IBM LTO Generation 2 drive. |
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Indicates any HP or IBM LTO Generation 3 drive. |
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Indicates any HP or IBM LTO Generation 4 drive. |
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Indicates any HP or IBM LTO Generation 5 drive. |
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Indicates any HP or IBM LTO Generation 6 drive. |
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Indicates any IBM LTO Generation 7 drive. |
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Indicates any IBM LTO Generation 8 drive. |
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Indicates any T9840 drive. |
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Indicates a 3490E-image T9840 drive. |
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Indicates a 3590-image T9840 drive. |
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Indicates any T9840A drive. |
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Indicates a 3490E-image T9840A drive. |
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Indicates a 3590-image T9840A drive. |
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Indicates any T9840B drive. |
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Indicates a 3490E-image T9840B drive. |
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Indicates a 3590-image T9840B drive. |
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Indicates any T9840A or T9840B drive. |
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Indicates a 3490E-image T9840A or T9840B drive. |
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Indicates a 3590-image T9840A or T9840B drive. |
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Indicates any T9840C drive. |
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Indicates a 3490E-image T9840C drive. |
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Indicates a 3590-image T9840C drive. |
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Indicates any T9840D drive. |
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Indicates an encryption-enabled T9840D drive. |
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Indicates a non-encryption-enabled T9840D drive. |
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Indicates a non-encryption-enabled 3490E-image T9840D drive. |
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Indicates a non-encryption-enabled 3590-image T9840D drive. |
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Indicates an encryption-enabled 3490E-image T9840D drive. |
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Indicates an encryption-enabled 3590-image T9840D drive. |
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Indicates any T9940 drive. |
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Indicates a 3490E-image T9940 drive. |
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Indicates a 3590-image T9940 drive. |
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Indicates any T9940A drive. |
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Indicates a 3490E-image T9940A drive. |
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Indicates a 3590-image T9940A drive. |
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Indicates any T9940B drive. |
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Indicates a 3490E-image T9940B drive. |
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Indicates a 3590-image T9940B drive. |
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Indicates any T10000 drives. |
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Indicates all non-encrypted T10000 drives. |
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Indicates all encrypted T10000 drives. |
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Indicates any T10000A drive. |
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Indicates a non-encryption enabled 3490E- or 3590-image T10000A drive. |
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Indicates a non-encryption enabled 3490E-image T10000A drive. |
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Indicates a non-encryption enabled 3590-image T10000A drive. |
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Indicates an encryption-enabled 3490E- or 3590-image T10000A drive. |
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Indicates an encryption-enabled 3490E-image T10000A drive. |
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Indicates an encryption-enabled 3590-image T10000A drive. |
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Indicates any T10000B drive. |
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Indicates a non-encryption enabled 3490E- or 3590-image T10000B drive. |
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Indicates a non-encryption enabled 3490E-image T10000B drive. |
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Indicates a non-encryption enabled 3590-image T10000B drive. |
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Indicates an encryption-enabled 3490E- or 3590-image T10000B drive. |
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Indicates an encryption-enabled 3490E-image T10000B drive. |
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Indicates an encryption-enabled 3590-image T10000B drive. |
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Indicates any T10000C drive. |
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Indicates a non-encrypted 3490E- or 3590-image T10000C drive. |
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Indicates a non-encrypted 3490E-image T10000C drive. |
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Indicates a non-encrypted 3590-image T10000C drive. |
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Indicates an encryption-enabled 3490E- or 3590-image T10000C drive. |
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Indicates an encryption-enabled 3490E-image T10000C drive. |
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Indicates an encryption-enabled 3590-image T10000C drive. |
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Indicates any T10000D drive. |
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Indicates a non-encrypted 3490E- or 3590-image T10000D drive. |
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Indicates a non-encrypted 3490E-image T10000D drive. |
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Indicates a non-encrypted 3590-image T10000D drive. |
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Indicates an encryption-enabled 3490E- or 3590-image T10000D drive. |
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Indicates an encryption-enabled 3490E-image T10000D drive. |
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Indicates an encryption-enabled 3590-image T10000D drive. |
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Indicates a VTV (Virtual Tape Volume) mounted on a VTD (Virtual Tape Drive). |
When the RECtech parameter is not specified, a default is chosen based on the value of the MEDia parameter. The following table shows default values used if RECtech is omitted.
Table A-4 Recording Technique Defaults
MEDia Entered | RECtech Default |
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MODel
)The model type, or MODel
, enables you to specify the model number of a transport (drive), or drive. MODel
provides the same type of information as RECtech
, however, a user may find it more convenient to specify a transport model rather than a recording technique.
MODel
is specified in the following ELS commands and control statements:
SMC:
POLicy
command
UNITAttr
command
TAPEREQ
control statement
HSC/VTCS:
Display Drives
command
Note:
MODel
and RECtech
are mutually exclusive.
The SL8500 library supports only model types associated with T9840, T9940, and T10000 series drives.
You can specify multiple values for this parameter; separate each value with a comma.
The following table describes valid model types:
Model Type | Description |
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Indicates a 4480 (18-track) drive. |
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Indicates a 4490 (36-track Silverton) drive. |
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Indicates a 9490 (36-track Timberline) drive. |
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Indicates a 9490EE (36-track Timberline EE) drive. |
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Indicates an SD-3 (RedWood) drive. |
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Indicates a 3490E-image T9840A drive. |
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Indicates a 3590-image T9840A drive. |
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Indicates a 3490E-image T9840B drive. |
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Indicates a 3590-image T9840B drive. |
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Indicates a 3490E-image T9840C drive. |
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Indicates a 3590-image T9840C drive. |
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Indicates a non encryption-enabled 3490E-image T9840D drive. |
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Indicates a non encryption-enabled 3590E-image T9840D drive. |
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Indicates an encryption-enabled 3490E-image T9840D drive. |
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Indicates an encryption-enabled 3590E-image T9840D drive. |
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Indicates a 3490E-image T9940A drive. |
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Indicates a 3590-image T9940A drive. |
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Indicates a 3490E-image T9940B drive. |
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Indicates a 3590-image T9940B drive. |
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Indicates an HP LTO Generation 2 drive. |
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Indicates an HP LTO Generation 3 drive. |
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Indicates an HP LTO Generation 4 drive. |
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Indicates an HP LTO Generation 5 drive. |
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Indicates an HP LTO Generation 6 drive. |
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Indicates an IBM LTO Generation 2 drive. |
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Indicates an IBM LTO Generation 3 drive. |
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Indicates an IBM LTO Generation 4 drive. |
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Indicates an IBM LTO Generation 5 drive. |
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Indicates an IBM LTO Generation 6 drive. |
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Indicates an IBM LTO Generation 7 drive. |
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Indicates an IBM LTO Generation 8 drive. |
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Indicates a SuperDLT model 600 drive. |
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Indicates a Quantum DLT-S4 drive. |
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Indicates a non-encryption enabled 3490E-image T10000A drive. |
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Indicates a non-encryption enabled 3590-image T10000A drive. |
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Indicates an encryption-enabled 3490E-image T10000A drive. |
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Indicates an encryption-enabled 3590-image T10000A drive. |
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Indicates a non-encryption enabled 3490E-image T10000B drive. |
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Indicates a non-encryption enabled 3590E-image T10000B drive. |
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Indicates an encryption-enabled 3490E-image T10000B drive. |
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Indicates an encryption-enabled 3590-image T10000B drive. |
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Indicates a non-encryption enabled 3490E-image T10000C drive. |
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Indicates a non-encryption enabled 3590-image T10000C drive. |
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Indicates an encryption-enabled 3490E-image T10000C drive. |
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Indicates an encryption-enabled 3590-image T10000C drive. |
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Indicates a non-encryption enabled 3490E-image T10000D drive. |
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Indicates a non-encryption enabled 3590-image T10000D drive. |
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Indicates an encryption-enabled 3490E-image T10000D drive. |
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Indicates an encryption-enabled 3590-image T10000D drive. |
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Indicates a VTV (Virtual Tape Volume) mounted on a VTD (Virtual Tape Drive). |