Chapter 5 Using Data and Cleaning Cartridges
Data Cartridge Use and Care
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Figure 19 Unloading a DLTtape
VS1 Data Cartridge from the
Tape Drive
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Remove the data cartridge from the tape drive.
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Return the data cartridge to its plastic storage case to prolong data
cartridge life.
Write-Protecting the Data
Cartridge
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All data cartridges have a write-protect switch to prevent accidental
erasure of data. Before loading a data cartridge into your tape drive,
make sure to position the write-protect switch on the front of the data
cartridge as desired, as shown in
figure 20
.
• Write Protected — Slide the switch to the right to write-protect the
data cartridge. A “locked” icon appears on the switch indicating that
the data cartridge is write-protected.
• Write Enabled — Slide the switch to the left to allow your tape drive
to write data to the data cartridge. The “unlocked” icon appears on
the switch. The indicator on the top of the data cartridge also points
to the appropriate icon, indicating the write-protected status. In
addition, DLTtape IV cartridges are automatically write protected.
DLTtape VS1 cartridges that have been pre-written in a DLT VS160
are automatically write protected.
