Data Cartridge Handling Guidelines; Figure A-1. Super Dlttape Data Cartridges Read By Sdlt 600 Tape Drive - Tandberg Data SDLT 600 Product Manual

Data Cartridge Handling Guidelines

The SDLT 600 tape drive is backward read compatible with Super DLTtape I data cartridges formatted
in the SDLT 220 or SDLT 320 tape drive.
Super DLTtape I and Super DLTtape II data cartridges.

Figure A-1. Super DLTtape Data Cartridges Read by SDLT 600 Tape Drive

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A.2 Data Cartridge Handling Guidelines
By following general handling procedures, conducting careful visual inspections of data cartridges on
a regular, ongoing basis, and being certain to store data cartridges within their environmental limits,
you will greatly reduce any chance that you will experience problems with your data cartridges or
cause damage to your Super DLTtape system. Respect your media as much as you do your data.
Ensure that your data cartridge backup solution performs reliably by following these general handling
guidelines:
Always keep each data cartridge in its protective plastic case when it is not in the tape drive.
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When carrying data cartridges in their cases, always orient the cases so that the grooves in the
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cases interlock. This prevents the cases from slipping apart and falling.
Never stack the data cartridges in a stack of more than five.
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A-2
Super DLTtape II
Read AND Write
with SDLT 600
: The Super DLTtape I and Super DLTtape II data cartridges have a keying
feature to ensure you cannot load them into a previous generation DLT
tape drives.
Figure A-1 shows outside characteristic differences of the
Super DLTtape I
Read ONLY
with SDLT 600
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SDLT 600 Product Manual
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