60 - (English) User's Guide

Library Operations

Using Tapes

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Library Operations

Using Tapes

CAUTION It is critical to ensure that the media you use matches the format of your

tape drive. Cleaning cartridges and formatted data cartridges are unique

for each drive technology. Damage may occur if inappropriate media is

used in tape drives.

The library has a mixed media feature that allows the use of two drive

technologies in the same library. For more information, refer to Appendix

NOTE This section includes general information on using tape cartridges. For

more information on using media for your drive type, refer Appendix D.

Write-Protecting Tape Cartridges

The use of the write-protect switch ensures data safety for files that have

been previously written to tape, preventing additional files from being

written to that tape.

For more information on how to write-protect your tapes, refer to the

documentation provided with your tape cartridges or to Appendix D.

Labeling Tape Cartridges

Make it a practice to use bar code labels on your tape cartridges. Your

host software may need to keep track of the following information and

the associated bar code:

• Date of format or initialization

• Cartridge owner (such as group or department)

• Storage purpose

TIP If the host software does not keep track of this information, create a

method for doing so.