Loading A Cartridge; Ejecting A Cartridge; Figure 45. Inserting A Cartridge - Certance CP3100 D2D2T User Manual

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Using the Integrated Tape Drive

Loading a Cartridge

Use only approved DDS-4 and DAT 72 cartridges with the tape drive. To load cartridges into the

tape drive, follow these steps:

Make sure that the cartridges are write protected or write enabled, as necessary. For more

information, refer to "Write Protecting a DDS Cartridge" on page 89.

Hold the cartridge so the label is facing up and the exposed media is facing the drive.

Gently insert the cartridge into the drive (see Figure 45 on page 88).

The drive-bay door opens automatically when a cartridge is inserted. There is a brief delay

while the drive identifies the cartridge type and state, and moves the tape to the data area.

Use the following procedure to eject a cartridge.

CAUTION: To ensure integrity of your backups and restores, do not eject a cartridge when the

CP 3100 Physical Tape Drive LED is flashing.

Be sure the CP 3100 Physical Tape LED is OFF.

Use the RemoteAdmin tool to unload the cartridge (see "Ejecting a Physical Tape Cartridge"

on page 62).

NOTE: CP 3100 units that contain an integrated tape drive have a front panel Eject button that

can be pressed to eject a cartridge.

When you eject a cartridge, the tape drive automatically flushes the drive buffer to tape,

rewinds the cartridge, updates the system log, and ejects the cartridge. This may take up to

three minutes. Do not power-down the tape drive or host computer during this time.

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