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Sony Tape
Drives
Caveats
Advanced
Intelligent
Tape-1 (AIT-1)
Models:
•SDX-300C
• SDX-310C
• Compression and tape block size configured with the
volformat command are applicable for this drive. For
command information, refer
to the Command
Reference chapter in Managing the AMASS File
System.
• Automatic drive cleaning by AMASS is supported on this
drive. Although these drives have built-in head cleaning
ability, if you begin to have drive fail problems, use the
AMASS driveclean command as an initial first step in
troubleshooting a failure. For command information,
refer to the Command Reference chapter in
Managing the AMASS File System.
• AMASS supports:
- SCSI-2 SE Fast/Wide.
- AIT media with a MIC (memory in cassette) chip. With
this chip, AMASS supports: High Speed Search as well
as Fast Load and Unload Times.
• AMASS does not support multiple partitioning.
NOTE: The 8mm media designation DAS displays for ADIC
AML libraries must be used for AIT media.
• If the drive shows the media as write protected but really
is not, slide the write protection tab to SAFE then back
again to REC.
• A “fresh-from-the-package” AIT volume takes about 45 to
60 seconds to load. However, after data has been written
on the tape and the MIC chip is initialized, the media
takes about 12 seconds to load. Similarly, unloading falls
from about 40 seconds to 15 seconds.
• If a Sony AIT drive is connected to an ADIC Scalar 480
library, make sure the Configuration Menu on the front
panel is set to “Use Sony AIT.”