Quantum Scalar i40, User Manual

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Chapter 10: Working With Cartridges and Barcodes
Write-Protecting Tape Cartridges
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• Do not insert damaged cartridges into tape drives.
• Do not touch the tape or tape leader.
Caution:
Do not degauss cartridges that you intend to reuse.
Write-Protecting Tape Cartridges
All tape cartridges have a write-protect (write-inhibit) switch to prevent
accidental erasure or overwriting of data. Before loading a tape
cartridge into the library, make sure that the write-protect switch is
positioned correctly (either on or off).
Slide the red or orange write-protect switch to the right so that the
padlock shows in the closed position. The switch is located on the left
side of the cartridge front.
Barcode Requirements
Cartridges must have an external barcode label that is machine
readable. A barcode must use only uppercase letters A to Z and/or
numeric values 0 to 9. The library supports Code 39 (3 of 9) type
barcodes.
The supported tape cartridge barcode formats are as follows:
• Standard Six — Six character barcode number with or without a
one or two-character media ID, for example, “XXXXXXL4” or
”XXXXXX”. Only the six character barcode is reported to the host.
• Plus Six — Six character barcode number followed by a media ID,
for example, “XXXXXXL3”. Six character barcode and media ID are
reported to the host.
•
Extended
— Five to 15 characters total, including a barcode
number and optional media ID. All characters are reported to the
host, regardless of having a media ID or not. If a media ID is