StorageTek 6 Manuale Utente

1st ed., 6/30/04 - 312579601

indicates any Standard, ECART, or ZCART cartridge.

indicates a standard length, 3480 cartridge. It can be read on any longitudinal 
drives (4480, 4490, 9490, or 9490EE). Data can be written in 36-track mode on 
4490, 9490, or 9490EE transports but cannot be read on an 18-track (4480) 
drive. Synonyms for this type of cartridge include: 

• CST 
• MEDIA1
• STD 
• 1 
• 3480 

indicates a 3490E, extended capacity cartridge. It can be used only on a 
36-track drive (4490, 9490, or 9490EE). Synonyms include:

• E 
• ECCST 
• ETAPE 
• Long 
• MEDIA2 
• 3490E 

indicates a 3490E, extended capacity cartridge that provides greater storage 
capacity than an ECART. It can be used only on a 9490EE drive. 

ZCART can be abbreviated as Z. 

indicates any DD3A, DD3B, or DD3C cartridge. 

is a synonym for  DD3. 

indicates a helical cartridge. The media indicator in the external label is 
encoded with the cartridge type (A, B, or C). 

Note: DD3A, DD3B, or DD3C can be abbreviated to A, B, or C respectively.

Types of helical cartridges, along with their associated media capacities, are: 

• A  -  10GB 
• B  -  25GB 
• C - 50GB.