DLT VS80 Tape Drive Reference Guide

13DLT VS80 Tape Drive Reference Guide
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Introduction
The HP StorageWorks DLT VS80 Tape Drive is a value-priced, high-capacity
streaming cartridge tape drive designed for use with HP systems. The drive has a
dual-channel read/write head, Lempel-Ziv (DLZ) high-efficiency data
compression, and tape-mark directory to achieve fast data throughput and access
times.
Figure 1: DLT VS80 tape drive
Previously Recorded Media
The DLT VS80 can read DLTtape™IV media previously recorded using a DLT
20/40 format. The DLT VS80 can only write to brand new DLTtapeIV media or
media previously recorded using a DLT I or DLT VS80 tape drive. See “Using
Cartridges” in Chapter 5 for additional information.