Tape Cartridge Types; Label Format Types - StorageTek SL150 Manual

Labeling Cartridges
M8 = LTO Generation 7 cartridge initialized to 9TB capacity (only compatible with
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LTO8 drives, see
LV = LTO Generation 5 WORM
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LW = LTO Generation 6 WORM
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LX = LTO Generation 7 WORM
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LY = LTO Generation 8 WORM
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CU = LTO Universal cleaning
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If you need to configure the library for a non-standard labeling scheme, see
"Non-Standard Label Formats"

Tape Cartridge Types

Cleaning and diagnostic tapes require unique labels to distinguish them from data
tapes. The first three alphanumeric characters in the vol-id determine the type of tape.
Cleaning tapes — use CLNUnn for the vol-id plus the cleaning-specific media ID,
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where CLNU is the cleaning tape identifier and nn is a sequence of numbers (for
example, CLNU01CU).
Diagnostic tapes — use DG[space]nnn plus the media ID, where DG[space] is the
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diagnostic tape identifier, and nnn is a sequence of numbers (for example,
DG 001L6 would be an LTO6 diagnostic tape label).

Label Format Types

Oracle recommends using the default setting.
No type checking
Passes all characters in the label without modification and without checking the media
domain and type. Use this option if your labels do not identify the media type:
M123456789AB does not, for example, contain a media descriptor, such as L5.
Prepend last two characters
Passes all the characters after moving the last two characters in the label to the front:
KL1020L5 is translated to L5KL1020.
Full label
Passes the first eight characters in the physical label: KL1020L5 is translated to
KL1020L5.
Trim last character
Passes the first seven characters in the physical label: KL1020L is translated to KL1020L.
Trim last two characters (default)
Passes the first six characters in the physical label: KL1020L5 is translated to KL1020.
Trim first two characters
Passes the third through eighth characters in the physical label: KL1020L5 is translated
to 1020L5.
Trim first character
Passes the second through eighth characters in the physical label: KL1020L5 is
translated to L1020L5.
6-4 StorageTek SL150 Modular Tape Library Guide
"About M8 Compatibility"
below.
on page 1-4 for more information)