Importing And Exporting Cartridges; Viewing Tape Cartridge (Media) Health; Guidelines For Handling Tape Cartridges - StorageTek SL150 Manual

Viewing Tape Cartridge (Media) Health

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Guidelines for Handling Tape Cartridges

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Labeling Cartridges
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Determine the Required Number of Reserved System Slots
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Determine the Number of Cleaning Cartridges
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Apply a Label to a Tape Cartridge
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Prepare Diagnostic, Cleaning, and Data Tape Cartridges
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Load the Magazines (Bulk Loading)
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Import and Export Cartridges Using the Mailslot
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Move Tape Cartridges with the Remote Interface
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Viewing Tape Cartridge (Media) Health
After a tape mounts to a drive, the drive will report on the health of the tape based on
information from the tape's previous use. You can view the health of the specific tape
in the Tapes table.
From the remote interface, select Tapes in the left menu.
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View the Media Health column. Possible states are:
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Guidelines for Handling Tape Cartridges
Keep tapes clean and inspect for damage before each use.
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Unknown — the tape has not yet been mounted in a drive, therefore the
health of the tape is not known.
Operative — the tape is in good health.
Degraded — the tape is in moderate health and should be replaced.
Failed — the tape is in bad health or incompatible with a tape drive. It
should not be used and should be replaced.
Improperly handling tape cartridges can cause loss of
CAUTION:
data or damage the library.
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