Dell PowerVault TL4000 Dell Model TL2000/TL4000 Tape Library- User's Guide - Page 166
Write-Protect Switch, The unlocked position black void, data can be written to the tape.
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v Position the label within the recessed label area (see 5 in Figure 6-1 on page 6-1). 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 (see 1 ) determines whether you can write to the tape. If the switch is set to: 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 6-4. Setting the write-protect switch Table 6-4. Location of the write-protect switch 1 Write-Protect Switch 6-6 Dell PowerVault TL2000 Tape Library and TL4000 Tape Library User's Guide