Chapter 3. Using the Spectra 2K Library
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Write-Protecting and Recording
The write-protect tab on the AIT cartridge prevents accidental data erasure. To use the
write-protect tab on the AIT data cartridge:
•Move the tab on the edge of the data cartridge to the SAFE position. With the tab in
this position, the tape cannot be written to and data on the tape is safe from
accidental deletion.
•Move the tab to the REC position to record data. With the tab in this position, the
tape can be written to and data already on tape can be written over and erased.
Note:
There is a slight difference in the configuration of the write-protect
tab between the AIT-1 cartridges and the AIT-2 and AIT-3
cartridges. The example in Figure 3-4 on page 20 shows the AIT-2
and AIT-3 cartridge style.
Inserting a Tape Cartridge into a Drive
The robotic tape picker moves tapes between tape storage slots and the tape drives. If
you need to insert the data cartridge directly in the tape drive (for example, to load a
firmware tape), follow this procedure.
To insert a data cartridge directly into a tape drive:
1.
Open and close the library door. Shortly before the picker completes its
calibration routine, it pauses in front of the data cartridge magazine and the LED
shines green.
2.
Open the door of the library while the picker is parked in front of the magazine.
3.
Carefully insert the tape cartridge in the drive with the write-protect tab facing
out and the cartridge window facing the top of the drive.
Ejecting a Tape Cartridge from a Drive
To remove a data cartridge from the drive without using the library robotics:
1.
Power on the library.
2.
Open the door of the library with the picker in front of the data cartridge
magazine.
3.
Press Eject on the front of the drive; the tape ejects.
