Data Cartridge Handling Guidelines - Quantum SDLT 600 User Manual

Data Cartridge Handling Guidelines

SDLT 600 Product Manual
The Super DLTtape I and Super DLTtape II data cartridges
Note:
have a keying feature to ensure you cannot load them into a
previous generation DLT tape drives.
By following general handling procedures, conducting careful visual
inspections of data cartridges on a regular, ongoing basis, and being
certain to store data cartridges within their environmental limits, you will
greatly reduce any chance that you will experience problems with your
data cartridges or cause damage to your Super DLTtape system. Respect
your media as much as you do your data.
Ensure that your data cartridge backup solution performs reliably by
following these general handling guidelines:
• Always keep each data cartridge in its protective plastic case when it
is not in the tape drive.
• When carrying data cartridges in their cases, always orient the cases
so that the grooves in the cases interlock. This prevents the cases from
slipping apart and falling.
• Never stack the data cartridges in a stack of more than five.
• When placing data cartridges in archival storage, be certain you
stand each data cartridge vertically.
• Do not carry data cartridges loosely in a box or any other container.
Allowing data cartridges to jostle together exposes them to
unnecessary physical shock.
• Always observe the proper environmental conditions for storing data
cartridges. See the data cartridge reference card supplied with each
data cartridge. The ambient operating environment for the data
cartridge is
Temperature
Relative Humidity
Data Cartridge Handling Guidelines
° ° °
10 C to 40 C (50 F to 104
20% to 80% (non-condensing)
1
°
F)
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