Sun Microsystems SL8500 Applying Labels to Cartridges, Upside Down Cartridges, LTO Cartridges

Applying Labels to Cartridges

Upside Down Cartridges

Inserting a cartridge upside down can cause damage to the HandBot and to the cartridge.

Caution – The SL8500 scans upside-down LTO or SDLT cartridges and inserts them into slots. However, mounts of these upside-down cartridges will fail. Currently, the library returns these cartridges back to the slot and does not eject them through the CAP.

The behavior for upside down cartridges is explained in the following sections.

LTO Cartridges

For upside down LTO cartridges, the label can be recognized and may be placed into a cartridge slot.

When the library tries to load the cartridge into a drive:

■the drive will not allow the upside down cartridge to be inserted,

■the cartridge is returned to its original slot, and

■the drive posts a load error message on the host console.

Verify if there is an upside down condition by ejecting the cartridge through the CAP.

T9x40 Drives

Caution – Equipment and cartridge damage: An upside down 9x40 cartridge can cause damage to both the HandBot and the cartridge.

CAP Entry:

If you insert a 9x40 cartridge upside down into a CAP slot, the cartridge will not seat correctly within the slot and the CAP can not close.

Manual Array Slot Entry:

If you insert a 9x40 cartridge upside down into a storage slot, the cartridge will extend from the slot and damage can occur to both the HandBot and the cartridge.

Applying Labels to Cartridges

▼To apply the label on a cartridge

1.Make sure that the cartridge has been at room temperature for at least 24 hours.

2.Clean the surface where the label will be placed using a cleaning solution made for this purpose. See “Cleaning the Cartridge Exterior” on page 97.

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