Cartridge Tapes; Design; Table 1-2. Standard And Volsafe Cartridges - StorageTek 9840 User's Reference Manual

Cartridge Tapes

Three types of 9840 Tape Drive cartridge tapes are available..
• The standard data cartridge tape has white labels. The media ID label has a
capital "R." When write-enbaled, the standard cartridge tape allows new
data to overwrite existing data. See
• The VolSafe data cartridge tape has yellow labels (shaded areas in
on page
VolSafe cartridge tape prevents existing data from being overwritten; it
allows new data to be appended only.
Table
Note: VolSafe is certified at 9840 firmware level 1.28.106. There is no
Contact your CSE to update your firmware and enable the VolSafe feature.
• The 9840 cleaning cartridge dry-cleans the 9840 tape path with non-
magnetic media. The media ID label has a capital "U."

Design

9840 cartridge tapes have the same dimensions as 18- and 36-track cartridges
and thus can coexist with them in libraries. 9840 cartridge tapes have the supply
and takeup hubs in the cartridge. This permits midpoint loading and fast access.
See Appendix A, Product
tapes.
Table 1-2

Table 1-2. Standard and VolSafe Cartridges

Feature
Manufacturer Label Area
Customer Label Area
Access Door
Write Protect Switch
Finger Grips
Volser Label Area
Media ID
(human or barcode identifiable)
95739
1-8). The media ID label has a capital "R." When write-enabled, the
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warranty for VolSafe in drives with a firmware level lower than
1.28.106.
Specifications, for more information about cartridge
shows compares the standard and VolSafe cartridge tapess.
Ninth Edition
Figure 1-5 on page 1-8
SeeFigure 1-6 on page 1-8
Standard
White
White
Same
White
Same
Same
White

Cartridge Tapes

and Table 1-2.
Figure 1-6
and
VolSafe
Yellow
White
Same
Yellow
Same
Same
Yellow
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