Dell PowerVault 100T (IDE Tape Drive) - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Drives and Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
PowerVault LTO-1 Tape Drives
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5
PowerVault LTO-2 Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
PowerVault LTO-3 Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
PowerVault LTO-4 Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
PowerVault LTO-5 and LTO-6 Tape Drives . . . . . 10
Media Types for PowerVault LTO Tape Drives
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11
Media Color Schemes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Invalid Media Symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cartridge Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Migrating LTO Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
WORM Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Cleaning Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Label Designations on LTO Cleaning Media
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15
Cleaning Media Usage and Drive Cleaning Lights
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16
Characteristics of Expired LTO Cleaning Tape
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18
Stuck Tapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Erasing a Pre-Written LTO Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Media Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Media Description
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24
Perform a Thorough Inspection
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25
Handle the Cartridge Carefully . . . . . . . . . . . 25