User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Tape Drive Product Information
- SDLT 600 Tape Drive Specifications
- Installing Your Tape Drive
- Warranty Note
- Safety, Handling, and ESD Protection
- Pre-Installation Guidelines
- Configuring and Installing an Internal Tape Drive with SCSI Interface
- Configuring and Installing an Internal Tape Drive with Fibre Channel Interface
- Configuring and Installing a Tabletop Tape Drive with SCSI Interface
- Configuring and Installing a Tabletop Tape Drive with SCSI Interface
- Confirming the Installation
- Using Your Tape Drive
- Regulatory Compliance
- Super DLTtape I and Super DLTtape II Data Cartridges
- DLTtape VS1 Data Cartridge
- Glossary
SDLT 600 Product Manual 1
Chapter 1
1Tape Drive
Product
Information
This chapter describes the features of the Quantum SDLT 600 tape drive
system. This chapter covers the following topics:
• Overview
describes basic features of the system.
• Product Features
lists key features of the SDLT 600 tape drives.
• Tape Drive Technology
includes photographs of the tape drive, and
introduces important basic features.
• Modular Design
introduces tape drive components such as the tape
heads, media, data cartridge, and host interface.
• Quantum Diagnostics Tools
describes tools and utilities that provide
the ability to run diagnostics and test for drive functionality.
• TapeAlert
describes a built-in tape device status monitoring and
messaging utility.
• Medium Auxiliary Memory
introduces an SDLT 600 tape drive
feature that provides key input for the DLTSage suite of maintenance
diagnostics software.