User Guide: XenData X1500 LTO-5 Archive System
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1.5 Barcodes and Tape Labels
A label may be attached to an LTO tape cartridge. This can be a paper label with a descriptive volume label
which may be hand-written or it can be a barcode label as shown below.
When using a tape library, barcodes labels are the preferred method for keeping track of tapes, as most tape
libraries include a barcode reader. However stand-alone tape drives do not have the capability of reading
barcode labels but they are able to read the in-cartridge memory chip that is present in all LTO tape
cartridges. When an LTO tape having a barcode label is formatted in a tape library under control of XenData
server software, the software writes the barcode information to the in-cartridge memory chip which allows the
barcode information to be read in a stand-alone tape drive and to be displayed by XenData6 Workstation
software.
