Drive inventory

From: Doc <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Thu Feb 14 06:53:35 2002

On Thu, 14 Feb 2002, Zane H. Healy wrote:

> >There are currently 5 DAT formats (DDS, DDS-1, DDS-2, DDS-3, and DDS-4)
> >and all are backward compatible.
>
> But, can a drive from manufacturer "A" read a DDS-1 tape written on
> manufacturer "B's" drive? It's been my understanding that sometimes even
> different model drives from the same manufacturer can't read the same tape.

  I've never seen that with either 4mm DDS-x or with 8mm DAT formats.
  We do classroom loads of RS/6000s from tape quite often, making
tapes on, and installing from, a very wide assortment of drives. I've
never seen a load fail if the drive was rated for the tape format.

        Doc
Received on Thu Feb 14 2002 - 06:53:35 GMT