About NetBackup media types

NetBackup uses media types to differentiate the media that have different physical characteristics. Each media type may represent a specific physical media type; for example, NetBackup media type of 8MM, 8MM2, or 8MM3 can represent Sony AIT media.

The NetBackup media types are also known as Media Manager media types.

Table: NetBackup media types describes the NetBackup media types.

Table: NetBackup media types

Media type	Description
4MM	4MM cartridge tape
4MM_CLN	4MM cleaning tape
8MM	8MM cartridge tape
8MM_CLN	8MM cleaning tape
8MM2	8MM cartridge tape 2
8MM2_CLN	8MM cleaning tape 2
8MM3	8MM cartridge tape 3
8MM3_CLN	8MM cleaning tape 3
DLT	DLT cartridge tape
DLT_CLN	DLT cleaning tape
DLT2	DLT cartridge tape 2
DLT2_CLN	DLT cleaning tape 2
DLT3	DLT cartridge tape 3
DLT3_CLN	DLT cleaning tape 3
DTF	DTF cartridge tape
DTF_CLN	DTF cleaning tape
HCART	1/2 inch cartridge tape
HCART2	1/2 inch cartridge tape 2
HCART3	1/2 inch cartridge tape 3
HC_CLN	1/2 inch cleaning tape
HC2_CLN	1/2 inch cleaning tape 2
HC3_CLN	1/2 inch cleaning tape 3
QCART	1/4 inch cartridge tape

NetBackup writes media in a format that allows the position to be verified before appending new backups.

See "Media Formats" in the NetBackup Administrator's Guide for Windows, Volume II.