Library Operations
Preparing tape cartridges
Caution: Handle tape cartridges with care. Do not drop or mishandle them, or place them near sources of electromagnetic interference. Rough handling can damage the cartridge, making it unusable and potentially hazardous to the tape drives.
Labeling tape cartridges
Caution: The misuse and misunderstanding of bar code technology can result in backup and restore failures. To ensure that your bar codes meet HP’s quality standards, always purchase them from an approved supplier and never print bar code labels yourself. For more information, refer to the order form provided with the library, as well as the Bar Code Label Requirements, Compatibility and Usage white paper available from http://www.hp.com/support.
Note: For information on ordering tape cartridges and bar code labels, refer to the ordering sheet that shipped with your library.
Attaching a bar code label to each tape cartridge enables the library and application software to identify the cartridge quickly, thereby speeding up inventory time. 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
■Tape’s media pool
■Data residing on the tape
■Age of the backup
■Errors encountered while using the tape (to determine if the tape is faulty)
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