Dell PowerVault 160T LTO2 Dell LTO Media Handbook - Page 3

Table of Contents 1 List of Tables 4 2 List of Figures 5 3 Introduction 6 4 Dell PowerVault 110T LTO Drives and Media 7 4.1 Drive Types and Basic Characteristics - Dell LTO-1 Drives 7 4.2 Drive Types and Basic Characteristics - Dell LTO-2 and LTO-2-L Drives 8 4.3 Drive Types and Basic Characteristics - Dell LTO-3 Drives 9 4.4 Media types used in Dell PowerVault 110T LTO drives 10 4.5 Media Color Schemes...10 5 Invalid Media Symptoms 12 6 Cartridge Memory (CM 13 7 Migrating LTO media 14 8 WORM Media 15 9 Cleaning 16 9.1 Label designations on LTO cleaning media 16 9.2 Cleaning media usage and drive cleaning lights 16 9.3 Expired Cleaning Tape Characteristics 17 10 Stuck Tapes 19 11 Diagnostics 20 11.1 Troubleshooting Cleaning/Read/Write errors 20 11.2 Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics 20 11.3 Drives with internal self test features 21 12 Erasing a prewritten LTO Tape 23 13 Media Handling 24 13.1 Media description ...24 13.2 Perform a Thorough Inspection 24 13.3 Handle the Cartridge Carefully 25 13.4 Ensure Proper Packaging if shipping tapes 26 13.5 Cartridge Storage Conditions 27 13.6 Cartridge life...27 13.7 Media Do's and Do Not's...28 Dell LTO Media Handbook Page 3