RE: Request is for LTO3 but we only have LTO2

["Burns, Bryan" <Bryan_Burns@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

500 MB, which is too big for SNADS to Japan. 

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Define "large".  You could use the DVD...


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From:   Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx>
To:     Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:   12/16/2010 11:28 AM
Subject:        Re: Request is for LTO3 but we only have LTO2
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Brian,

An LTO tape drive can read 2 versions back and write one version back.

So an LTO3 tape drive can read/write to LTO2 tapes.

An LTO4 drive would be able to read LTO2 only

Jim Oberholtzer
CEO/Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects, LLC


On 12/16/2010 9:50 AM, Burns, Bryan wrote:
> Corporate parent requested some large files be saved on LTO Ultruim 3
> or 4 media; but our 3581 tape unit is an LTO2.  Is there a reason why
> they wouldn't be able to use our LTO2 tapes?  I'm certain the objects
> will fit on one LTO tape.
>
> Bryan