Re: HP DLT Tape compatibility

elekaj34 wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I want to buy a DLT tape (HP StorageWorks DLT VS160) but HP only specify
> it is compatible with HP-UX and nothing about Linux compatibility.

http://h10018.www1.hp.com/wwsolutions/linux/products/storage/tape-storage-matrix.html

> This tape is it compatible with Linux in general and especially with Red
> Hat 9 ?

Sorry, can't help here.

FYI: Red Hat Linux 9 is old and no longer supported by Red Hat, support
ended over a year and half ago. Please consider upgrading even if you have
a commercial support issue. As a suggestion consider (primarily because of
the tape drive query) CentOS as a replacement; http://www.centos.org/


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