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Tape Cartridges and Labels
The following pages describe the 9x40 data cartridges, VolSafe cartridges, cleaning
cartridges, and bar-coded volume serial number (VOLSER) labels. See
Cartridges and Labels" on page 5-29
Note: Maximum block size is 256 Kilobytes.
9840 Cartridge Description
The T9840 tape drives use a cartridge
size as a 3490 or 9940 data cartridge; however, they are not interchangeable. Three types
of cartridges are available: data, VolSafe and cleaning (100 uses maximum).
The media identification labels for 9840 cartridges have unique letters:
R
U
Y
Data Cartridge
The 9840 data cartridges achieve fast access by having both the supply and takeup reels in
the cartridge and by facilitating midpoint loading. The standard data cartridge has an
uncompressed capacity of:
•
20 GB when written by T9840A/B tape drives,
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40 GB when written by a T9840C tape drive, or
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75 GB when written by a T9840D tape drive.
VolSafe Cartridge
Three variations of the VolSafe data cartridge are available for append-only use:
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20-GB 9840 VolSafe cartridge, with yellow identifying features
•
40-GB 9840C VolSafe cartridge, with green identifying features
•
75-GB 9840D VolSafe cartridge, with purple identifying features
Note: The different VolSafe cartridges are NOT interchangeable (see
MT5003
9840 standard data and VolSafe data cartridges
9840 cleaning cartridge (use with T9840A/B/C drives)
9840D cleaning cartridge (use with T9840D only)
Cartridge Compatibility" on page
Revision AF
Tape Cartridges and Labels
to order cartridges and/or labels.
(Figure 1-6 on page
1-14) that is the same physical
1-3).
"Ordering
"Drive - VolSafe
1-13
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