Release Note для Spectra Logic spectra t120
Preparing Media for Use
December 2008
Spectra T950 Library
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Tape Media
Cartridges (tape media) are stored in TeraPack magazines while they are
inside the library. For best performance, use Spectra Logic Certified Media,
which guarantees media compatibility and the media itself over the
media’s lifetime. To learn more about the tape media supported by the
library, refer to the Spectra T950 Library User Guide.
inside the library. For best performance, use Spectra Logic Certified Media,
which guarantees media compatibility and the media itself over the
media’s lifetime. To learn more about the tape media supported by the
library, refer to the Spectra T950 Library User Guide.
For your convenience, TeraPack magazines are available pre-loaded with
Spectra Logic Certified Media. Each TeraPack magazine holds up to
10 LTO or SAIT cartridges, or 9 SDLT cartridges.
Spectra Logic Certified Media. Each TeraPack magazine holds up to
10 LTO or SAIT cartridges, or 9 SDLT cartridges.
When preparing tape media for use, keep the following in mind:
To ensure that the library can properly maintain its media inventory,
To ensure that the library can properly maintain its media inventory,
make sure that all cartridges have unique bar code labels.
For your convenience, Spectra Logic Certified Media is available pre-
labeled with sequential bar code labels. Optional custom bar-code
sequences can be ordered, if desired.
labeled with sequential bar code labels. Optional custom bar-code
sequences can be ordered, if desired.
For LTO-3 or LTO-4 data and cleaning cartridges, Spectra Logic
recommends that you use only MLM-capable Spectra Logic Certified
Media to take advantage of the library’s Media Lifecycle Management
(MLM) features. See
Media to take advantage of the library’s Media Lifecycle Management
(MLM) features. See
for detailed information about using MLM to monitor the
health of data and cleaning cartridges.
If you purchased and enabled the Automatic Drive Cleaning feature
and associated a cleaning partition with the data partition, store
cartridge magazines containing one or more cleaning cartridges in the
cleaning partition.
cartridge magazines containing one or more cleaning cartridges in the
cleaning partition.
Make sure that all cleaning cartridges you plan to store in the library,
either in a data partition or in a cleaning partition, have bar code labels
with the CLN prefix. The library rejects any cartridges with bar code
labels that do not have the CLN prefix by reopening the TAP door
without moving the magazine into the partition. The library will warn
you if you attempt to import cartridges that do not have bar code labels.
with the CLN prefix. The library rejects any cartridges with bar code
labels that do not have the CLN prefix by reopening the TAP door
without moving the magazine into the partition. The library will warn
you if you attempt to import cartridges that do not have bar code labels.
Make sure that the TeraPack magazines you plan to use for cleaning
cartridges in a cleaning partition have bar code labels with a CL prefix.
The library rejects any magazine that does not have a CL prefix by
reopening the TAP door without moving the magazine into the
partition.
The library rejects any magazine that does not have a CL prefix by
reopening the TAP door without moving the magazine into the
partition.
Important
The cleaning cartridges in the cleaning partition are inaccessible to the application
software running on the host. Make sure you disable any automated drive cleaning
done by the software to prevent repeated requests to import a cleaning cartridge.
software running on the host. Make sure you disable any automated drive cleaning
done by the software to prevent repeated requests to import a cleaning cartridge.