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A tape drive within a library requires the use of a library menu function to either

automatically or manually clean the tape drive. See Chapter 4, “Operations,” on

page 4-1.

Important: The drive must be cleaned only when it is requested by the drive.

The Ultrium Universal Cleaning Cartridge is valid for 50 uses. The cartridge's

LTO-CM (Cartridge Memory) chip tracks the number of times that the cartridge is

used.

Note: The drive automatically ejects an expired cleaning cartridge.

Bar code labels

A bar code label contains:

v A volume serial number (VOLSER) that is human-readable

v A bar code that the library can read

Note: The LTO Ultrium 5 and 6 Tape Drives do not require bar code labels, but

you might choose to use labels for tape cartridge identification purposes.

When read by a library's bar code reader, the bar code identifies the cartridge's

VOLSER to the library. The bar code also tells the library whether the cartridge is a

data cartridge or cleaning cartridge. In addition, the bar code includes the

two-character media-type identifier Lx, where x equals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. L identifies

the cartridge as an LTO cartridge and the number represents the generation of

cartridge for that cartridge type. Figure 5-3 on page 5-6 shows a sample bar code

label for the LTO Ultrium Tape Cartridge.

Tape cartridges can be ordered with the labels included or with custom labels.

Table 5-5. Cartridges and VOLSERs compatible with the Ultrium Tape Drives

Cartridges VOLSER

Ultrium 6 Data Cartridge xxxxxxL6

Ultrium 6 WORM Cartridge xxxxxxLW

Ultrium 5 Data Cartridge xxxxxxL5

Ultrium 5 WORM Cartridge xxxxxxLV

Ultrium 4 Data Cartridge xxxxxxL4

Ultrium 4 WORM Cartridge xxxxxxLU

Ultrium 3 Data Cartridge xxxxxxL3

Ultrium 3 WORM Cartridge xxxxxxLT

Ultrium 2 Data Cartridge xxxxxxL2

Ultrium 1 Data Cartridge (READ ONLY) xxxxxxL1

LTO Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge CLNxxxLx

To determine the complete specifications of the bar code and the bar code label,

contact your sales representative.

When a bar code label is attached to a tape cartridge, place the label only in the

recessed label area (see 5 in Figure 5-1 on page 5-1). A label that extends outside

of the recessed area can cause loading problems in the drive.

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