Cleaning Cartridge; Cartridge Compatibility; Bar Code Labels; Ultrium Cartridge Compatibility With Ultrium Tape Drives - IBM System Storage TS2240 Tape Drive Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

WORM Media Errors
The following conditions cause WORM media errors to occur:
v Information in the servo manufacturer's word (SMW) on the tape must match
v Inserting a WORM tape cartridge into a drive that is not WORM capable causes
Requirements for WORM Capability
To add WORM capability to your LTO Ultrium generation 3 or generation 4 drive(s),
drive firmware must be at the correct code level, and you must use either Ultrium 3
400 GB WORM tape cartridges or Ultrium 4 800 GB WORM tape cartridges (see
"Media Supplies" on page C-5).

Cleaning Cartridge

With each library, a specially labeled IBM LTO Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge is
supplied to clean the drive head. The drive itself determines when a head needs to
be cleaned. To clean the head, insert the cleaning cartridge into the tape load
compartment of the drive or the Input/Output (I/O) Station of the library. The
cleaning is performed automatically. When the cleaning is finished, the cartridge is
ejected.
Note: The drive will automatically eject an expired cleaning cartridge.
IBM Cleaning Cartridges are valid for 50 uses. The cartridge's LTO-CM chip tracks
the number of times that the cartridge is used.

Cartridge Compatibility

Table 4-1. Ultrium cartridge compatibility with Ultrium tape drives
IBM Ultrium Tape Drive
Ultrium 4
Ultrium 3
Ultrium 2
Ultrium 1

Bar Code Labels

A bar code label contains:
v A volume serial number (VOLSER) that is human-readable
v A bar code that the library can read
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information from the cartridge memory (CM) module in the cartridge. If it does not
match:
– a full-high tape drive will post a media Error Code 7 on the single-character
display (SCD).
– a library will post an error on the operator control panel
the cartridge to be treated as an unsupported medium. The drive will report a
media Error Code 7. Upgrading the drive firmware to the correct code level will
resolve the problem.
800 GB
(Ultrium 4)
Read/Write
IBM LTO Ultrium Data Cartridges
400 GB 200GB
(Ultrium 3) (Ultrium 2)
Read/Write Read only
Read/Write Read/Write
Read/Write
100GB
(Ultrium 1)
Read only
Read/Write
Read/Write