Dlt Cartridge Environmental Specifications; Table A-5. Dlt Cartridge Environmental Specifications - HP Surestore Tape Library Model 10/588 Hardware Manual

Basic Requirements for Cartridges

DLT Cartridge Environmental Specifications

The following specifications refer to the operating and storage environments for
DLT cartridges, according to international standard ECMA-209.

Table A-5. DLT Cartridge Environmental Specifications

Operating environment
Temperature
Relative humidity
Wet bulb temperature
CAUTION:
Tape temperatures above 49ºC (120ºF) might damage the tapes. If during storage or
transportation a cartridge has been exposed to conditions outside the above values,
before using the cartridge, keep the cartridge within those operating environment
specifications for at least as long as the time period that the cartridge was not within
the specifications, up to two hours. Make sure that the cartridge has no moisture on
it.
CAUTION:
When storing DLT cartridges, the stray magnetic field at any point on the tape shall
not exceed 4000A/m. Make sure that the cartridge has no moisture on it.
Cartridge storage environment
Temperature
Relative humidity
Wet bulb temperature
Cartridge storage environment for cartridges
intended for archiving data for one year or
more
Temperature
Relative humidity
A-6
10º to 40ºC (50º to 104ºF)
20% to 80% noncondensing
2
5ºC (77ºF) maximum
16º to 32ºC (61º to 90ºF)
20% to 80% noncondensing
26ºC (79ºF) maximum
18º to 26ºC (64º to 79ºF)
20% to 60%