Setting The Write-Protect Switch; Figure 39 Labeling Tape Cartridges - Quantum ATL StackLink Installation Instructions Manual

Figure 39 Labeling
Tape Cartridges
Setting the Write-
3
Protect Switch
Labeling a DLT or SDLT cartridge
2 Use the same method to apply a cleaning cartridge label to the
cleaning cartridge.
Cleaning cartridge labels are black and white, and their numbers start
with the letters CLN.
The write-protect switch (see
cartridge is write-protected or write-enabled:
• Write-protecting a cartridge protects the data it contains from being
erased or overwritten. Typically you use this setting when removing
the cartridges for storage outside the library.
• Write-enabling a cartridge allows new data to be written to the
cartridge or existing data to be modified or erased. This is the setting
that cartridges are typically set to when they are inside the library.
Setting the Write-Protect Switch (DLT and SDLT Cartridges)
To write-protect a DLT or SDLT cartridge, move the write-protect switch
to the left. An orange tab is visible behind the switch (see
To write-enable a DLT or SDLT cartridge, move the write-protect switch
to the right. The orange tab is not visible when the cartridge is write-
enabled.
ATL StackLink™ Installation Instructions
Chapter 3 Installing the Libraries
Preparing and Inserting Tape Cartridges
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Labeling an LTO cartridge
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