Working With Data Cartridges; Write-Protecting Cartridges - ADIC FastStor 2 User Manual

• Press ENTER to retain the "0"
• Press + to increment the digit
• Press – to decrement the digit.
When the gateway address is correct, press ENTER.
10 If your Ethernet network requires a network mask, press + or – until NETMASK appears.
• Press ENTER. The cursor defaults to the first digit of the default subnet address "000.000.000".
• Configure each digit of the network mask:
• Press ENTER to retain the "0"
• Press + to increment the digit
• Press – to decrement the digit.
When the network mask is correct, press ENTER.
11 Press CANCEL to move back up the menu tree.You are prompted to cycle power. For information, refer
to Powering on the Autoloader
The new settings cannot be used until the power is cycled.

Working with Data Cartridges

The following describes how to work with your data cartridges. For specific information about allowed
autoloader data cartridges, see

Write-Protecting Cartridges

All cartridges have a write-protect switch to prevent accidental erasure or overwriting of data. Before loading
a cartridge into the autoloader, make sure the write-protect switch on the front of the cartridge is positioned
as desired. Slide the switch to the right to write-protect the cartridge.
• For Super DLTtape II cartridges, an orange rectangle is visible when the cartridge is write-
protected. See Figure 5
Slide the switch to the left to allow the autoloader to write updates to the tape.
• The write-protect switch displays a black void when the cartridge permits overwriting and erasure.
When a write-protected cartridge is loaded into the drive, a WP appears on the
NOTE:
bottom line of the LCD screen next to the inventory information. This message
appears until the cartridge is unloaded from the drive.
FastStor 2 User's Guide
on page 13.
Specifications on page 59.
for the location of the switch on a Super DLTtape II data cartridge.
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