Exabyte 1X7 LTO Preparing Cartridges, Ultrium 2 purple Ultrium 1 black LTO Ultrium Tape Drive

INSERTING AND REMOVING CARTRIDGES

PREPARING CARTRIDGES

Be sure to use the appropriate cartridges for the tape drive. Table 5-1shows the cartridge and write/read compatibility for the LTO Ultrium tape drive in the autoloader.

Table 5-1Tape drive cartridge read/write compatibility

LTO Ultrium	Ultrium 3 (slate blue)		Ultrium 2 (purple)		Ultrium 1 (black)		LTO Ultrium
Tape Drive	Read	Write	Read	Write	Read	Write	cleaning cartridge
LTO-3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	No	✔
LTO-2	No	No	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Before inserting cartridges into the autoloader, prepare them as follows:

1.Affix the supplied bar code labels to the cartridges. Position each label in the indented area on the cartridge, as shown in Figure 5-3. To prepare your own labels, refer to the Exabyte Bar Code Label Specification for LTO Ultrium Cartridges available at www.exabyte.com/manuals.

Note: The bar code labels provided with the autoloader include labels for both data cartridges and cleaning cartridges.

L1 1

0

A

0 0 0

Bar code label

Write-protect switch

Figure 5-3Bar code label placement and write-protect switch location

2.Make sure the write-protect switch on each cartridge is set for the desired operation.

If the switch...	the tape is...
does not cover the opening	write-protected
covers the opening	write-enabled

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