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Appendix A. Maintaining the tape drive The tape drive uses cartridges with VXA technology for saving and restoring system data. It is designed to use only VXA cartridges. The tape drive is backward compatible only to previous VXA technology media. Attention: For best results, use only IBM recommended VXA cartridges. For a current list of IBM recommended media, go to http://www.ibm.com/support/us/ and search on "MIGR-39931". Types of tape cartridges The following types of cartridges are available: Data cartridge Use the VXA data cartridge to save or restore programs or data. Cleaning cartridge Use the specially labeled cleaning cartridge to clean the tape drive. For instructions for cleaning the tape drive, see "Using a cleaning cartridge" on page 3-3). To order additional cartridges, see "Ordering tape cartridges" on page A-4. Guidelines for data cartridge usage The following guidelines will help to protect your data and prolong the life of your tape cartridges and the tape drive: v Remove the tape cartridge from the drive when the drive is not in use. v Back up and discard any tape cartridge that repeatedly produces error messages (the error information is in the system error log). v On the data cartridge, do not open the door that covers the tape. The door protects the tape from dirt, dust, and damage. v Do not touch the tape. Any substance that is transferred to the tape by touching could cause loss of data. v To avoid problems with loading and unloading, use only one label on a cartridge. Multiple or poorly placed labels can interfere with the drive loading mechanism. v Do not use poor-quality tape cartridges. They can cause excessive read or write errors and might damage the tape drive. v Discard any tape cartridge that is dropped, because the impact might damage the internal mechanism of the tape cartridge. v Do not operate the tape drive in a dusty environment, and always maintain a consistent storage and operating environment to reduce media exposure to climatic stress. Attention: Use only the recommended cleaning cartridge to clean the tape drive. Use of other than recommended cleaning cartridges can damage the drive and might void the warranty. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2005 A-1

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Appendix
A.
Maintaining
the
tape
drive
The
tape
drive
uses
cartridges
with
VXA
technology
for
saving
and
restoring
system
data.
It
is
designed
to
use
only
VXA
cartridges.
The
tape
drive
is
backward
compatible
only
to
previous
VXA
technology
media.
Attention:
For
best
results,
use
only
IBM
recommended
VXA
cartridges.
For
a
current
list
of
IBM
recommended
media,
go
to
and
search
on
“MIGR-39931”.
Types
of
tape
cartridges
The
following
types
of
cartridges
are
available:
Data
cartridge
Use
the
VXA
data
cartridge
to
save
or
restore
programs
or
data.
Cleaning
cartridge
Use
the
specially
labeled
cleaning
cartridge
to
clean
the
tape
drive.
For
instructions
for
cleaning
the
tape
drive,
see
“Using
a
cleaning
cartridge”
on
page
3-3).
To
order
additional
cartridges,
see
“Ordering
tape
cartridges”
on
page
A-4.
Guidelines
for
data
cartridge
usage
The
following
guidelines
will
help
to
protect
your
data
and
prolong
the
life
of
your
tape
cartridges
and
the
tape
drive:
v
Remove
the
tape
cartridge
from
the
drive
when
the
drive
is
not
in
use.
v
Back
up
and
discard
any
tape
cartridge
that
repeatedly
produces
error
messages
(the
error
information
is
in
the
system
error
log).
v
On
the
data
cartridge,
do
not
open
the
door
that
covers
the
tape.
The
door
protects
the
tape
from
dirt,
dust,
and
damage.
v
Do
not
touch
the
tape.
Any
substance
that
is
transferred
to
the
tape
by
touching
could
cause
loss
of
data.
v
To
avoid
problems
with
loading
and
unloading,
use
only
one
label
on
a
cartridge.
Multiple
or
poorly
placed
labels
can
interfere
with
the
drive
loading
mechanism.
v
Do
not
use
poor-quality
tape
cartridges.
They
can
cause
excessive
read
or
write
errors
and
might
damage
the
tape
drive.
v
Discard
any
tape
cartridge
that
is
dropped,
because
the
impact
might
damage
the
internal
mechanism
of
the
tape
cartridge.
v
Do
not
operate
the
tape
drive
in
a
dusty
environment,
and
always
maintain
a
consistent
storage
and
operating
environment
to
reduce
media
exposure
to
climatic
stress.
Attention:
Use
only
the
recommended
cleaning
cartridge
to
clean
the
tape
drive.
Use
of
other
than
recommended
cleaning
cartridges
can
damage
the
drive
and
might
void
the
warranty.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2005
A-1