Dell PowerVault TL1000, User Manual

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the door. When the cartridge is inserted into the drive, a threading mechanism pulls the pin (and tape)
out of the cartridge, across the drive head, and onto a non-removable take-up reel. The head can then
read or write data from or to the tape.
The write-protect switch (
▌4▐
in Figure 107 on page 91 prevents data from being written to the tape
cartridge. For more information, see “Write-Protect switch” on page 97.
The label area (
▌5▐
in Figure 107 on page 91) provides a location to place a label. .
The insertion guide (
▌6▐
inFigure 107 on page 91) is a large, notched area that prevents the cartridge from
being inserted incorrectly.
Table 16. Nominal cartridge life: Load/unload cycles
Type Load/Unload Cycles
Ultrium 8 20,000 (20k)
Ultrium 7 20,000 (20k)
Ultrium 6 20,000 (20k)
Ultrium 5 20,000 (20k)
Ultrium 4 20,000 (20k)
Ultrium 3 20,000 (20k)
Ultrium 2 10,000 (10k)
Ultrium 1 5000 (5k)
Cartridge compatibility
Table 17. Ultrium data cartridge compatibility with Ultrium tape drive
Ultrium
Tape
Drive
LTO Ultrium Data Cartridges
12000
GB
Ultrium
8
6000 GB
Ultrium 7
2500 GB
Ultrium 6
1500 GB
Ultrium 5
800 GB
Ultrium 4
400 GB
Ultrium 3
200 GB
Ultrium 2
100 GB
Ultrium 1
Ultrium
8 Read/
Write Read/Write
Ultrium
7 Read/
Write Read/Write Read/Write Read only.
Ultrium
6 Read/Write Read/Write Read only.
Ultrium
5 Read/Write Read/Write Read only.
Ultrium
4 Read/Write Read/Write Read only.
Ultrium
3 Read/Write Read/Write Read only.
Ultrium
2 Read/Write Read/Write
Ultrium
1 Read/Write
Media
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