Chapter 2 Basic Library Operations
Installing Tape Cartridges
Quantum PX500 Series User’s Guide
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Figure 20 SDLT Cartridges
LTO Cartridges
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LTO tape cartridges are different in size to the SDLT cartridges as well as
in the barcode labeling and write-protect switch setting (see
).
The LTO cartridge label has eight characters (e.g. AAANNNL#). The first
six characters are called the volume identifier which is made up of three
alpha characters and three numeric characters. These characters allow
each cartridge to have a unique identifier. The last two characters are
called the media identifier and indicate the following media types:
• L1 = LTO generation 1 (LTO)
• L2 = LTO generation 2 (LTO-2)
• L3 = LTO generation 3 (LTO-3)
Note:
You cannot choose the sequence of labels inside the bar code
label packs. No two packs are ever the same to avoid issues
with duplicate bar code IDs.
Barcode label
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(SDLT cartridge shown)
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