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Write-Protect, Switch

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v Before you apply a new label, remove the old label by slowly pulling it at a right angle to the cartridge case. v Use peel-clean labels that do not leave a residue after being removed. If there is glue residue on the cartridge, remove it by gently rubbing it with your finger. Do not use a sharp object, water, or a chemical to clean the label area. v Examine the label before applying it to the cartridge. Do not use the label if it has voids or smears in the printed characters or bar code (a library's inventory operation will take much longer if the bar code label is not readable). v Remove the label from the label sheet carefully. Do not stretch the label or cause the edges to curl. v Position the label within the recessed label area ( 5 in Figure 9 on page 33). v With light finger pressure, smooth the label so that no wrinkles or bubbles exist on its surface. v Verify that the label is smooth and parallel, and has no roll-up or roll-over. The label must be flat to within 0.5 mm (0.02 in.) over the length of the label and have no folds, missing pieces, or smudges. v Do not place other machine-readable labels on other surfaces of the cartridge. They may interfere with the ability of the drive to load the cartridge. Write-Protect Switch The position of the write-protect switch on the tape cartridge ( 1 in Figure 10) determines whether you can write to the tape. If the switch is set to the: v The locked position (solid red), data cannot be written to the tape. v The unlocked position (black void), data can be written to the tape. If possible, use your server's application software to write-protect your cartridges (rather than manually setting the write-protect switch). This allows the server's software to identify a cartridge that no longer contains current data and is eligible to become a scratch (blank) data cartridge. Do not write-protect scratch (blank) cartridges; the tape drive will not be able to write new data to them. If you must manually set the write-protect switch, slide it left or right to the desired position. 1 Figure 10. Setting the write-protect switch 34 IBM 400/800GB LTO3 Tape Drive User's Guide A67E0026

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v
Before
you
apply
a
new
label,
remove
the
old
label
by
slowly
pulling
it
at
a
right
angle
to
the
cartridge
case.
v
Use
peel-clean
labels
that
do
not
leave
a
residue
after
being
removed.
If
there
is
glue
residue
on
the
cartridge,
remove
it
by
gently
rubbing
it
with
your
finger.
Do
not
use
a
sharp
object,
water,
or
a
chemical
to
clean
the
label
area.
v
Examine
the
label
before
applying
it
to
the
cartridge.
Do
not
use
the
label
if
it
has
voids
or
smears
in
the
printed
characters
or
bar
code
(a
library’s
inventory
operation
will
take
much
longer
if
the
bar
code
label
is
not
readable).
v
Remove
the
label
from
the
label
sheet
carefully.
Do
not
stretch
the
label
or
cause
the
edges
to
curl.
v
Position
the
label
within
the
recessed
label
area
(
±5²
in
Figure
9
on
page
33).
v
With
light
finger
pressure,
smooth
the
label
so
that
no
wrinkles
or
bubbles
exist
on
its
surface.
v
Verify
that
the
label
is
smooth
and
parallel,
and
has
no
roll-up
or
roll-over.
The
label
must
be
flat
to
within
0.5
mm
(0.02
in.)
over
the
length
of
the
label
and
have
no
folds,
missing
pieces,
or
smudges.
v
Do
not
place
other
machine-readable
labels
on
other
surfaces
of
the
cartridge.
They
may
interfere
with
the
ability
of
the
drive
to
load
the
cartridge.
Write-Protect
Switch
The
position
of
the
write-protect
switch
on
the
tape
cartridge
(
±1²
in
Figure
10)
determines
whether
you
can
write
to
the
tape.
If
the
switch
is
set
to
the:
v
The
locked
position
(solid
red),
data
cannot
be
written
to
the
tape.
v
The
unlocked
position
(black
void),
data
can
be
written
to
the
tape.
If
possible,
use
your
server’s
application
software
to
write-protect
your
cartridges
(rather
than
manually
setting
the
write-protect
switch).
This
allows
the
server’s
software
to
identify
a
cartridge
that
no
longer
contains
current
data
and
is
eligible
to
become
a
scratch
(blank)
data
cartridge.
Do
not
write-protect
scratch
(blank)
cartridges;
the
tape
drive
will
not
be
able
to
write
new
data
to
them.
If
you
must
manually
set
the
write-protect
switch,
slide
it
left
or
right
to
the
desired
position.
A67E0026
1
Figure
10.
Setting
the
write-protect
switch
34
IBM
400/800GB
LTO3
Tape
Drive
User’s
Guide