Chapter 5 Using Data and Cleaning Cartridges
Data Cartridge Use and Care
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Figure 18 Loading a DLTtape
VS1 Data Cartridge
The
Ready
LED blinks while the tape drive loads the data cartridge.
When the data cartridge is ready to use, the tape drive illuminates the
Ready
LED. If the data cartridge is a DLTtape IV written using the DLT1
(VS80) format, the tape drive also illuminates the
Media
LED.
Unloading a Data
Cartridge
5
To unload a data cartridge from your tape drive, follow these steps:
1
Press the Unload/Eject button or use your tape backup software to
unload the data cartridge. The
Ready
LED blinks while the tape drive
rewinds the tape.
2
When the tape drive has rewound the tape, it ejects the data
cartridge, as shown in
figure 19
.
Caution:
Remove the data cartridge from your tape drive before
powering off the tape drive—or the server or workstation
for an internal tape drive. Leaving a data cartridge in the
tape drive when power is off can result in data cartridge
and tape drive damage and may cause data loss because
the header/catalog data may not be properly written
before the tape drive loses power.
