Tape Densities
Densities supported for tapes by the INITIALIZE/DENSITY and MOUNT (Utility)/DENSITY commands are listed in the table below:
| Keyword | Meaning |
|---|---|
| DEFAULT | Default density |
| 800 | NRZI 800 bits per inch (BPI) |
| 1600 | PE 1600 BPI |
| 6250 | GRC 6250 BPI |
| 3480 | IBM 3480 HPC 39872 BPI |
| 3490E | IBM 3480 compressed |
| 833 | DLT TK50: 833 BPI |
| TK50 | DLT TK50: 833 BPI |
| TK70 | DLT TK70: 1250 BPI |
| 6250 | RV80 6250 BPI EQUIVALENT |
| TK85 | DLT Tx85: 10625 BPI-Cmpt III - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
| TK86 | DLT Tx86: 10626 BPI-Cmpt III - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
| TK87 | DLT Tx87: 62500 BPI-Cmpt III - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
| TK88 | DLT Tx88: (Quantum 4000)-Cmpt IV - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
| TK89 | DLT Tx89: (Quantum 7000)-Cmpt IV - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
| QIC | All QIC drives are drive-settable only - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
| TK85 | DLT Tx85: 10625 BPI-Cmpt III - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
| TK86 | DLT Tx86: 10626 BPI-Cmpt III - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
| TK87 | DLT Tx87: 62500 BPI-Cmpt III - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
| TK88 | DLT Tx88: (Quantum 4000)-Cmpt IV - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
| TK89 | DLT Tx89: (Quantum 7000)-Cmpt IV - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
| QIC | All QIC drives are drive-settable only - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
| 8200 | Exa-Byte 8200 - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
| 8500 | Exa-Byte 8500 - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
| DDS1 | Digital Data Storage 1-2G - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
| DDS2 | Digital Data Storage 2-4G - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
| DDS3 | Digital Data Storage 3-8-10G - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
| DDS4 | Digital Data Storage 4 - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
| AIT1 | Sony Advanced Intelligent Tape 1 - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
| AIT2 | Sony Advanced Intelligent Tape 2 - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
| AIT3 | Sony Advanced Intelligent Tape 3 - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
| AIT4 | Sony Advanced Intelligent Tape 4 - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
| DLT8000 | DLT 8000 - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
| 8900 | Exabyte 8900 - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
| SDLT | SuperDLT1 - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
| SDLT320 | SuperDLT320 - Alpha/Integrity servers only |
See also
- Tape
- INITIALIZE
- MOUNT
