Obtaining Accessories and Equipment

Make certain you have all the accessories and equipment for library operation, as indicated in the table below. Many of these items are included in the library accessories box in the shipping carton. If necessary, you can purchase these items from Plasmon (see Contacting Plasmon at the back of this manual).

Table 1. Accessories and Equipment

Required Accessories and Equipment

Power cord

Included with the library.

 

 

SCSI cables

These items are included with the library. If you

 

want to use your own, see Appendix A for specifi-

SCSI bus terminator(s)

cations.

 

 

 

Barcode labels

For libraries that have a barcode scanner, sample

 

barcode labels are included. For information

 

about preparing your own barcode labels, refer to

 

the Plasmon Barcode Label Specification for AIT

 

Cartridges. For information about approved bar-

 

code label vendors, visit www.plasmon.com.(1)

Cartridges

If cartridges are not included with the library, con-

 

tact Plasmon to purchase them.

 

 

Rack mount hardware

If you want to install the library in a rack, contact

 

Plasmon for the required hardware.

(1)If you create your own barcode labels, be sure to follow the specification pre- cisely. For best results, use a reliable vendor to create barcode labels.

Selecting Cartridges

The Sony SDX-500 AIT-2 or SDX-700 AIT-3 tape drive reads and writes to the highly reliable AME cartridges for AIT-2 or AIT-3 drives. AIT-2 or AIT-1 cartridges may be used in an AIT-3 drive, but degrade performance. AIT-1 cartridges may be used in an AIT-2 drive, but degrade performance.The drive automatically ejects cartridges it does not support.

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Figure 8. AME Data Cartridge

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