Sun Microsystems StreamLine SL8500 - Manual (Page 134)

Setting the Write Protect Switch
94 StreamLine™ SL8500 Modular Library System User's Guide • March 2007 Revision K • 96154
Setting the Write Protect Switch
The following sections provide information about setting the write protect switch on
the cartridges. The switch location and design varies slightly between cartridge types.
Setting the T9840 Write Protect Switch to Read-Only
You can set the T9840 write protect switch so that the cartridge is read-only (nothing
can be written on the tape). Slide the switch ( FIGURE 5-11 on page 94 ) to the front of
the cartridge. In this position, the drive can only read data from the tape and cannot
write data.
Setting the T9840 Write Protect Switch to
Read/Write
You can set the T9840 write protect switch so that the cartridge is write-enabled. Slide
the switch ( FIGURE 5-11 ) to the rear of the cartridge. In this position, the drive can
write as well as read data. This setting is recommended when you enter cartridges into
the library.
Note – Some software has a feature called virtual thumb wheel, allowing read-only
access to a cartridge that is not physically write-protected.
FIGURE 5-11
Setting the T9840 Cartridge Write Protect Switch
1. Write enable position
2. Write protect position
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