Media Validation
• Add a Drive to the Media Validation Pool
• Remove a Drive from the Media Validation Pool
• Start a Media Validation
• Manually Cancel a Validation in Progress
• Media Validation Type
• Effects of a Library Restart on Media Validation
• Why Aren't the Media Validation Drives Showing in STA?
Media Labels
The library identifies cartridges by the barcode label attached to the front of the
cartridge. Each label must follow specific guidelines to be read by the library.
The library identifies individual cartridges using ANSI standard, code 39 barcode
labels that are attached to the front of the tape cartridge. The label has both
alphanumeric characters and a machine-readable barcode. The following sections
describe labeling standards and tape cartridge types.
• Tape Media ID
• Tape Cartridge Types
• Label Format Types
• Support for Non-Standard Label Formats
• Apply a Label to a Tape Cartridge
• Order Media and Labels
Tape Media ID
Standard LTO data cartridge labels have a unique, customer-assigned, six-character
volume ID, followed by a two-character media ID field.
The valid media ID characters are:
• L5 = LTO Generation 5
• L6 = LTO Generation 6
• L7 = LTO Generation 7
• L8 = LTO Generation 8
• M8 = LTO Generation 7 cartridge initialized to 9TB capacity (only compatible with
LTO8 drives)
• LV = LTO Generation 5 WORM
• LW = LTO Generation 6 WORM
• LX = LTO Generation 7 WORM
• LY = LTO Generation 8 WORM
• CU = LTO Universal cleaning
Chapter 6
Media Labels
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