HP 20-700 Manuale Utente

160 HP Ultrium Drives and Tape Cartridges

Appendix A

LTO-Cartridge Memory (LTO-CM) Issues

The LTO-CM stores information that is normally stored in the header at the

beginning of the tape, including identification and usage information such as

the number of times the cartridge has been loaded, when it was last cleaned,

and error logs. If the LTO-CM becomes damaged, you may experience

difficulty with the cartridge.

Table 6

LTO-CM Issues

Problem

Cause

Solution

A new data cartridge that is

write-enabled is rejected by the

drive.

LTO-CM has failed or is

damaged.

Replace data cartridge.

A new data cartridge that is

write-protected is rejected in

multiple known good drives.

LTO-CM has failed and the drive

has found no data to recover.

Replace data cartridge.

A cartridge that has data

written to it and is write-

enabled is rejected by the

drive.

LTO-CM has failed or is

damaged.

The data can still be recovered.

Contact your support

representative for more

information. After data

recovery, replace the cartridge.

A cartridge that has data

written to it and is write-

protected restores very slowly.

LTO-CM has failed and the drive

cannot use the tape directory

information to recover the data.

The data can still be recovered

but may take longer than

normal.