Where Can I Get More Information; Write Protecting Cartridges - HP STOREEVER LTO 4 User Manual

Encrypted LTO Ultrium 6.25 TB, 3 TB, and 1.6 TB tapes can be read on any compatible Ultrium
tape drive that supports hardware encryption.
LTO-6 Ultrium tape drives can read and write encrypted LTO-6 Ultrium 6.25 TB media and
Ultrium 3 TB media; they can read Ultrium 1.6 TB media.
LTO-5 Ultrium tape drives can read and write encrypted LTO-5 Ultrium 3 TB media and
Ultrium 1.6 TB media.
LTO-4 Ultrium tape drives can read and write encrypted LTO-4 Ultrium 1.6 TB media.
Hardware encryption is not supported on any earlier Ultrium media, such as LTO-3 Ultrium 800
GB and LTO-2 Ultrium 400 GB.

Where can I get more information?

For more information about AES encryption, encryption keys, and using hardware encryption
with your LTO Ultrium tape drive, see the White Papers on http://www.hpe.com/info/enterprise/
docs.
For detailed instructions about enabling encryption, refer to the documentation supplied with your
backup application. This documentation will also highlight any default states, for example when
copying tapes, that may need changing if using encrypted tapes.

Write protecting cartridges

WARNING!
protection.
If you want to protect the data on a cartridge from being altered or overwritten, you can write
protect the cartridge.
To write protect a cartridge, push the switch to the right to prevent any data recording on
the cartridge. Note the padlock on the tab that indicates that the cartridge is protected.
To write enable a cartridge, push the switch to the left to allow data recording on the cartridge.
The following figure illustrates the location of the write-protect tab.
36 Use the correct media
Always remove the cartridge from the tape drive before you change the write