HP LTO 4 SAS, LTO 4 FC Supporting Ultrium features, Cartridge Memory LTO-CM, Automation interface

5 Supporting Ultrium features

This section covers the following features of HP Ultrium drives:

• LTO Cartridge Memory page 35

• Automation and drive interface (ACI and ADI) page 35

•Cleaning page 50

• Resetting drives page 50

•Backup software page 50

• Controlling data compression page 51

• Other Mode page information page 51

Cartridge Memory (LTO-CM)

LTO Cartridge Memory (LTO-CM) is EEPROM memory that is embedded in every LTO Ultrium tape cartridge. It is non-volatile and is contactless in that it is read by RF coupling rather than electrical contact.

Further information

•For general information about LTO-CM, see “LTO Cartridge Memory” in Chapter 5, “Cartridges” in Background to Ultrium Drives, Volume 6 of the Ultrium Technical Reference Manual.

•For suggestions of how to make use of cartridge memory in libraries, see “Using Cartridge Memory” in “Using Special Features in Libraries”, Chapter 2 of the Hardware Integration Guide, Volume 1 of the HP LTO Ultrium Technical Reference Manual.

Automation interface

The interface between the tape drive and the library will support both the open standard Automation/Device Interface (ADI) and the proprietary Automation Control Interface (ACI). The tape drive defaults to the ACI protocol and will only transition to ADI when the library initiates an ADT login exchange.

NOTE: The same connector is used for both interfaces; for convenience, it is referred to as the ADI Connector in this manual.

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