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Chapter 5
5. Operation
This chapter explains
• tape cartridges
• drive operation
• stacker operation
• cleaning
Tape Cartridges
This section explains
• tape compatibility
• tape cartridge care
• tape cartridge write protection
Note: To purchase additional data or cleaning tapes for your DLT2000XT tape drive or
DLT2500XT stacker, contact your Silicon Graphics service representative for information.
Tape Compatibility
The tape cartridges for the DLT2000XT tape drive and DLT2500XT stacker are the white
CompacTape IIIXT tape cartridges. However, the DLT2000XT tape drive and DLT2500XT
stacker are capable of backward-format compatibility with previous generations of DLT
tape cartridges, providing forward and backward data interchange with systems having
older drives. For example, a system with a DLT2000 tape drive can interchange data with
a system having a DLT2000XT drive by using a CompacTape III cartridge.
Tape drives are not forward-compatible with respect to tape cartridges; for example, the
DLT2000 tape drive cannot read CompacTape IIIXT cartridges.