Sun Microsystems StreamLine SL8500 - Manual (Page 122)

Inspecting and Identifying a Cartridge
82 StreamLine™ SL8500 Modular Library System User's Guide • March 2007 Revision K • 96154
LTO Ultrium Cartridge
An LTO Ultrium cartridge has a single reel and a leader block ( FIGURE 5-4 ), which
makes it similar to a T9940 cartridge, but it cannot be used in place of a T9940 cartridge.
Ultrium cartridges follow the linear tape open (LTO) format that allows them to be
used in Ultrium tape drives made by any manufacturer, such as Hewlett-Packard, IBM,
or Certance. In the past, cartridges could be used only in tape drives from the same
manufacturer as the tape.
FIGURE 5-3 A T10000 Cartridge
Rear View
1. Cartridge label area on the rear of the cartridge
(shown with a label in place)
Bottom View
2. Leader access door
3. Hub
Front View
4. Write protect switch (The arrow indicates the
direction in which you move the switch to write
protect the cartridge.)
5 Finger grips
1
4
2
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5
3
5