Barcodes And Cartridge Memory - HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package Addendum

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Barcodes and Cartridge Memory

If the tape library supports barcode and/or cartridge memory, the details are added to the
Data Protector Express catalog. The barcode information is hidden by default; to display
this detail, right-click anywhere in the column title row to see available column headings
and click on Media barcode to make the barcode information visible in the slots view.
Barcode and cartridge memory technologies are used to reduce the time spent organizing
and managing media in a library or an autoloader. In these devices, each medium is
identified with a unique barcode or, where cartridge memory is used, a chip is embedded
in the tape cartridge which holds a unique identifier (as well as other information).
Barcodes and cartridge memory enable Data Protector Express to significantly reduce
media recognition, labeling and cleaning tape detection times.
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NOTE: Cartridge memory is an EEPROM chip that is built into the tape cartridge. It can
store tape identification, diagnostics, status and indexing information. This information is
read from the EEPROM using a radio frequency transmission to allow fast identification
of the tape and also location of files on the medium. Different manufacturers implement
cartridge memory differently.
Scanning the barcode or cartridge memory of the media is faster than reading the
medium header, because Data Protector Express does not need to actually load
the media into a tape.
A barcode or cartridge memory is a unique identifier for media in the Data
Protector Express catalog. You should not have duplicate barcodes in your
environment.
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