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Cleaning Cartridge, Bar Code Label, label for the LTO Ultrium Tape Cartridge. - eject tape

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v Inserting a WORM tape cartridge into a drive that is not WORM capable causes the cartridge to be treated as an unsupported medium. The drive will report a media Error Code 7. Upgrading the drive firmware to the correct code level will resolve the problem. Cleaning Cartridge With each library, a specially labeled LTO Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge is supplied to clean the drive head. The drive itself determines when a head needs to be cleaned. It alerts you by lighting the "Clean Drive" (amber LED) above the library Operator Control Panel. To clean the head manually, insert a cleaning cartridge into the tape load compartment (see "Inserting the Cleaning Cartridge" on page 4-37). The drive performs the cleaning automatically. When the cleaning is finished, the drive ejects the cartridge, and the library turns the "Clean Drive" LED off. Some libraries have an Auto Clean function which, when enabled, will prompt the library to retrieve the cleaning cartridge that resides in the library, insert it in the drive that needs cleaning, clean the drive, then return the cleaning cartridge to its home slot. Note: The drive will automatically eject an expired cleaning cartridge. The Cleaning Cartridges are valid for 50 uses. Bar Code Label A bar code label contains: v A volume serial number (VOLSER) that is human-readable v A bar code that the library can read Note: The LTO Ultrium 5 Tape Drive does not require bar code labels, but you may choose to use labels for tape cartridge identification purposes. When read by a library's bar code reader, the bar code identifies the cartridge's VOLSER to the library. The bar code also tells the library whether the cartridge is a data cartridge or cleaning cartridge. In addition, the bar code includes the two-character media-type identifier Lx, where x equals 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. L identifies the cartridge as an LTO cartridge and the number represents the generation of cartridge for that cartridge type. Figure 6-3 on page 6-5 shows a sample bar code label for the LTO Ultrium Tape Cartridge. Tape cartridges can be ordered with the labels included or with custom labels. The bar code for usage in LTO tape libraries must meet predefined specifications. They include (but are not limited to): v Six or eight (the default) uppercase alphanumeric characters, where the last two characters must be L5, L4, L3, L2, or L1. v Label and printing to be non-glossy v Nominal narrow line or space width of 0.423 mm (0.017 in.) v Wide to narrow ratio of 2.75:1 v Minimum bar length of 11.1 mm (0.44 in.) Table 6-3. Cartridges and VOLSERs compatible with the Ultrium Tape Drives Cartridges VOLSER Ultrium 5 Data Cartridge xxxxxxL5 6-4 Dell PowerVault TL2000 Tape Library and TL4000 Tape Library User's Guide

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v
Inserting a WORM tape cartridge into a drive that is not WORM capable causes
the cartridge to be treated as an unsupported medium. The drive will report a
media Error Code
7
. Upgrading the drive firmware to the correct code level will
resolve the problem.
Cleaning Cartridge
With each library, a specially labeled LTO Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge is supplied
to clean the drive head. The drive itself determines when a head needs to be
cleaned. It alerts you by lighting the "Clean Drive" (amber LED) above the library
Operator Control Panel. To clean the head manually, insert a cleaning cartridge
into the tape load compartment (see “Inserting the Cleaning Cartridge” on page
4-37). The drive performs the cleaning automatically. When the cleaning is finished,
the drive ejects the cartridge, and the library turns the "Clean Drive" LED off.
Some libraries have an Auto Clean function which, when enabled, will prompt the
library to retrieve the cleaning cartridge that resides in the library, insert it in the
drive that needs cleaning, clean the drive, then return the cleaning cartridge to its
home slot.
Note:
The drive will automatically eject an expired cleaning cartridge.
The Cleaning Cartridges are valid for 50 uses.
Bar Code Label
A bar code label contains:
v
A volume serial number (VOLSER) that is human-readable
v
A bar code that the library can read
Note:
The LTO Ultrium 5 Tape Drive does not require bar code labels, but you
may choose to use labels for tape cartridge identification purposes.
When read by a library's bar code reader, the bar code identifies the cartridge's
VOLSER to the library. The bar code also tells the library whether the cartridge is a
data cartridge or cleaning cartridge. In addition, the bar code includes the
two-character media-type identifier
Lx
, where
x
equals 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.
L
identifies
the cartridge as an LTO cartridge and the number represents the generation of
cartridge for that cartridge type. Figure 6-3 on page 6-5 shows a sample bar code
label for the LTO Ultrium Tape Cartridge.
Tape cartridges can be ordered with the labels included or with custom labels. The
bar code for usage in LTO tape libraries must meet predefined specifications. They
include (but are not limited to):
v
Six or eight (the default) uppercase alphanumeric characters, where the last two
characters must be
L5
,
L4
,
L3
,
L2
, or
L1
.
v
Label and printing to be non-glossy
v
Nominal narrow line or space width of 0.423 mm (0.017 in.)
v
Wide to narrow ratio of 2.75:1
v
Minimum bar length of 11.1 mm (0.44 in.)
Table 6-3. Cartridges and VOLSERs compatible with the Ultrium Tape Drives
Cartridges
VOLSER
Ultrium 5 Data Cartridge
xxxxxxL5
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