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Library Operations CAUTION NOTE TIP Library Operations Using Tapes Using Tapes It is critical to ensure that the media you use matches the format of your tape drive. Cleaning cartridges and formatted data cartridges are unique for each drive technology. Damage may occur if inappropriate media is used in tape drives. The library has a mixed media feature that allows the use of two drive technologies in the same library. For more information, refer to Appendix D. This section includes general information on using tape cartridges. For more information on using media for your drive type, refer Appendix D. Write-Protecting Tape Cartridges The use of the write-protect switch ensures data safety for files that have been previously written to tape, preventing additional files from being written to that tape. For more information on how to write-protect your tapes, refer to the documentation provided with your tape cartridges or to Appendix D. Labeling Tape Cartridges Make it a practice to use bar code labels on your tape cartridges. Your host software may need to keep track of the following information and the associated bar code: • Date of format or initialization • Cartridge owner (such as group or department) • Storage purpose If the host software does not keep track of this information, create a method for doing so. Chapter 2 2-11