Sun StorEdge™ L25 Tape Library and Sun StorEdge™ L100 Tape Library Installation Guide
Document 6423015-01, Ver. 1, Rel. 0
June 2002
Preparing and Inserting Tape Cartridges
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Applying the Labels
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Label the tape cartridges (see
• DLT and SDLT cartridges use non-adhesive labels that slide
into a slot at the front of the cartridge.
• LTO cartridges use adhesive labels that adhere to the front of
the cartridge.
Figure 15 Labeling Tape
Cartridges
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Use the same method to apply a cleaning cartridge label to the
cleaning cartridge.
Cleaning cartridge labels are black and white, and their numbers
start with the letters CLN.
Setting the Write-
Protect Switch
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The write-protect switch (see
) controls whether the tape
cartridge is write-protected or write-enabled:
• Write-protecting a cartridge protects the data it contains from
being erased or overwritten. Typically you use this setting when
removing the cartridges for storage outside the library.
• Write-enabling a cartridge allows new data to be written to the
cartridge or existing data to be modified or erased. This is the
setting that cartridges are typically set to when they are inside the
library.
Caution:
LTO tape drive media cannot be degaussed due to
the fact that it uses magnetic servos. Do not attempt
to degauss LTO tape drive media. If this media is
degaussed, it will no longer work.
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Labeling an LTO cartridge
Labeling a DLT or SDLT cartridge
