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A
UGUST
2007 M
AGNUM
224, S
TORAGE
L
IBRARY
T24,
OR
S
TORAGE
L
OADER
2U
115
P
REPARING
C
ARTRIDGES
P
REPARING
C
ARTRIDGES
Be sure to use the appropriate cartridges for the tape drive(s). Table 5-1 shows
the cartridge and write/read compatibility for the LTO Ultrium tape drive in
the library.
Before inserting cartridges into the library, prepare them as follows:
1.
1. 1.
1.
Affix the supplied bar code labels to the cartridges. Position each label in the
indented area on the cartridge, as shown in
Figure 5-2 .
To prepare your own labels, refer to the Tandberg Data Bar Code Label
Specification for LTO Ultrium Cartridges available at www.tandbergdata.com .
Note: The bar code labels provided with the library include labels for both
data cartridges and cleaning cartridges.
Table 5-1
Tape drive cartridge read/write compatibility
LTO Ultrium
Tape Drive Ultrium 4
(green)
Ultrium 3
(slate blue)
Ultrium 2
(purple)
Ultrium 1
(black)
LTO Ultrium
cleaning
cartridge
Read Write Read Write Read Write Read Write
LTO-4
No No
No
LTO-3
No No
No
LTO-2 No No No No
! ! ! !
Tip
Cartridges with bar code labels require much less time to scan than
cartridges without bar code labels. We recommend applying bar code
labels to each cartridge, including the cleaning cartridge.
Figure 5-2
Bar code label placement and write-protect switch location
0
0
1
0
A
L
1
0
Bar code label
Write-protect switch