Specifications

Operation 15
2
SelectingDensityUsingSoftwareCommands.
To select the recording density by using software commands:
1. Choose a density specifier from Table 2-5.
2. Type the mt command with the appropriate density specifier.
For example:
See the st and mt man pages for more information.
Table 2-5 Density Specifiers
Density
Specifiers
Cartridge Types and Capacities
Type IV Type IIIxt Type III
l 20 Gbytes 15 Gbytes 10 Gbytes
m 40 Gbytes
1
30 Gbytes
1
20 Gbytes
1
h 35 Gbytes 15 Gbytes 10 Gbytes
u 70 Gbytes
1
30 Gbytes
1
20 Gbytes
1
1
Assumesatypicalcompressionratio of2:1.Thecompressionratiowill varydependinguponthetypeof
databeingcompressed.
#mt -f /dev/rmt/3u rewind