HP Surestore 6.140 Tape Library - Manual (Page 67)

Library Operations
Using Tapes
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CAUTION It is critical to ensure that the media you use matches the format of your
tape drive. Cleaning cartridges and formatted data cartridges are unique
for each drive technology. Damage may occur if inappropriate media is
used in tape drives.
The library has a mixed media feature that allows the use of two drive
technologies in the same library. For more information, refer to
www.hp.com/support/tapelibrary.
NOTE This section includes general information on using tape cartridges. See
Appendix D for more information on using media for your drive type.
Write-Protecting Tape Cartridges
The use of the write-protect switch ensures data safety for files that have
been previously written to tape, preventing additional files from being
written to that tape.
For more information on how to write-protect your tapes, refer to the
documentation provided with your tape cartridges or to Appendix D.
Labeling Tape Cartridges
Make it a practice to use bar code labels on your tape cartridges. Your
host software may need to keep track of the following information and
the associated bar code:
• Date of format or initialization
• Cartridge owner (such as group or department)
• Storage purpose
TIP If the host software does not keep track of this information, create a
method for doing so.