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80GB is the native backup capacity, you can only get 160GB in compressed mode.<br />
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You can use the cartridge for native backup without compression.<br />
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80GB is the native backup capacity, you can only get 160GB in compressed mode.

You can use the cartridge for native backup without compression.



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I just purchased a server with &nbsp;an IBM tape drive DLT VS160. &nbsp;It uses tape cartridges that can support 80/160 GB of data. &nbsp;However, at this time we do not even have 80 GB of data on our system, and therefore would like to be able to use a smaller capacity tape cartridge with this tape drive? &nbsp;Is that possible, or am I stuck with the 80/160 cartridges?<br />

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I just purchased a server with  an IBM tape drive DLT VS160.  It uses tape cartridges that can support 80/160 GB of data.  However, at this time we do not even have 80 GB of data on our system, and therefore would like to be able to use a smaller capacity tape cartridge with this tape drive?  Is that possible, or am I stuck with the 80/160 cartridges?


What tape cartridge can I  use on DLT VS160

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