Chapter 8 - Using The Integrated Tape Drive; Using The Appropriate Media; Table 20. Matching Drives With The Media They Support - Certance CP3100 D2D2T User Manual

8 Using the Integrated Tape Drive
If your CP 3100 contains an integrated DAT 72 tape drive, review the tape drive information in this
chapter. If your CP 3100 does not contain an integrated DAT 72 tape drive, you can skip this
chapter.
Topics in this chapter are:
"Using the Appropriate Media" on page 86
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"Handling Cartridges" on page 87
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"Applying Labels" on page 87
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"Loading a Cartridge" on page 88
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"Ejecting a Cartridge" on page 88
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"Write Protecting a DDS Cartridge" on page 89
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"Cleaning the Tape Path" on page 90
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Using the Appropriate Media

For CP 3100 units that contain an integrated tape drive, use data-grade DDS-4 and DAT 72 car-
tridges such as those listed below.
NOTE: 60-meter DDS data cartridges cannot be used with these CP 3100s. In addition, the use
of 90-meter and 120-meter DDS data cartridges is not recommended for these products.

Table 20. Matching Drives with the Media They Support

Media
DDS-4
DAT 72
Tape Length
150 meters, 20-Gbyte uncompressed capacity
170 meters, 36-Gbyte uncompressed capacity
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