Cleaning Cartridge; Cartridge Compatibility; Handling Cartridges; Ultrium Cartridge Compatibility With Ultrium - IBM L5X Installation And User Manual

WORM media errors
The following conditions cause WORM media errors to occur:
v Information in the servo manufacturer's word (SMW) on the tape must match
v Inserting a WORM tape cartridge into a drive that is not WORM-capable causes
Requirements for WORM capability
To add WORM capability to your LTO Ultrium generation 4 or generation 5 drive,
firmware must be at the correct code level, and you must use either Ultrium 4,800
GB WORM tape cartridges or Ultrium 5 1,500 GB WORM tape cartridges.

Cleaning cartridge

With each library, a specially labeled IBM LTO Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge is
supplied to clean the drive head. The drive itself determines when a head needs to
be cleaned. To clean the head, insert the cleaning cartridge into the tape load
compartment of the drive. The cleaning is performed automatically. When the
cleaning is finished, the cartridge is ejected.
Note: The drive will automatically eject an expired cleaning cartridge.
IBM cleaning cartridges are valid for 50 uses. The cartridge LTO-CM chip tracks
the number of times that the cartridge is used.

Cartridge compatibility

Table 9. Ultrium cartridge compatibility with Ultrium tape drives
IBM Ultrium tape
drive
Ultrium 5
Ultrium 4
Ultrium 3
Ultrium 2
Ultrium 1

Handling cartridges

Attention: Do not insert a damaged tape cartridge into the drive. A damaged
cartridge can interfere with the reliability of a drive and might void the warranties
of the drive and the cartridge. Before inserting a tape cartridge, inspect the
cartridge case, cartridge door, and write-protect switch for breaks.
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Half-High LTO Gen 5 SAS Tape Drive Installation and User's Guide
information from the cartridge memory module in the cartridge. If it does not
match, a full-high tape drive will post a media error code 7 on the SCD.
the cartridge to be treated as an unsupported medium. The drive will report a
media error code J. Upgrading the drive firmware to the correct code level will
resolve the problem.
1500 GB 800 GB
(Ultrium 5) (Ultrium 4)
Read and write Read and write
Read and write
IBM LTO Ultrium data cartridges
400 GB 200 GB
(Ultrium 3) (Ultrium 2)
Read only
Read and write Read only
Read and write Read and write
Read and write
100 GB
(Ultrium 1)
Read only
Read and write
Read and write