User`s guide

Chapter 7 Working With Cartridges and Barcodes
Managing Media
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• Cleaning tapes must be labeled with a barcode. In some cases,
specific labels have been established as industry standard. For
instance, the prefix “CLN” might be used to identify a cleaning tape.
The library does not require a specific content to the label and accepts
conventional tape labels.
• Insert a cleaning tape just as you do any other data tape. For example,
the most common method is by means of the I/E station using host
application control.
• Cleaning tapes often have limited lives that can last only as long as 20
cycles. The controlling host application manages the number of uses
of a cleaning tape. Errors can occur if a tape is inserted into a drive
when the tape has already been used the maximum number of times.
• Export a cleaning tape just as you would export any other data tape.
• The concepts of physical and partitions must be considered when
setting up cleaning procedures and methods. In general, cleaning
cartridges must be treated in the same manner as data cartridges.
Any physical cartridge (cleaning or data) can exist in only one
partition. There can be no sharing of cleaning cartridges between
partitions.
Managing Media
The LMC provides you with commands for:
• Importing and exporting cartridges
• Moving media from one storage location to another
• Loading and unloading drives
• Taking inventory
The following sections provide step-by-step instructions for performing
these tasks.