Maintaining Mass Storage Media And Devices; Task Overview; Selecting A Media Write Setting; For More Information - DEC 4000 600 series Owner's Manual

Maintaining Mass Storage Media and Devices

Several tasks go hand-in-hand with using mass storage devices:

Task Overview

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Mass storage media that can be read from or written to. For
Selecting a
example, an RZ73 fixed disk or a TLZ06 removable tape have
Media Write
Setting a write-protect feature that allows you to enable data to be
written onto the media (write-enable) or to prevent data from
being written onto the media and overwriting existing data
(write-protect).
Switch the media setting back and forth, depending on the
operation you wish to perform.
Media Setting
Write-enabled
Write-protected
For More For information about setting the write-protect feature on a
Information specific device, refer to the section on that device in this chapter.
Maintaining Mass Storage Media and Devices
Write-enabling and write-protecting media
Labeling removable media
Handling the media according to its care instructions
Cleaning the device
Operation
Write data onto the media.
Protect data that has been written
to the media from being accidentally
overwritten.
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