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APPENDIX B
Media and Upgrades
Thisappendixdescribesmedia,accessories,andupgradesthatcanbe
purchasedforusewiththeT50elibraries.Italsodescribeshowtorenewor
extendtheservicecontractforthelibrary.
MEDIA AND MEDIA ACCESSORIES
SpectraLogicoffersavarietyofmediaandmediaaccessoriesforthe
library.
Spectra Certified Media
Media formulations TherearetwodistinctformulationsforLTOmedia:
MetalParticle(MP)andBariumFerrite(BaFe).LTO‐2throughLTO‐5
mediaareonlyavailableintheMetalParticleformulation.LTO‐6media
canbepurchasedineithertheMetalParticleortheBariumFerrite
formulation.LTO‐6drivesaredesignedtorunbothMPandBaFemedia.
Thetwoformulationscanbeusedinthesamepartition.LTO‐7mediaare
onlyavailableintheBariumFerriteformulation.
Certification process SpectraCertifiedMediabeginswiththehighest
qualitydatacartridgesreceiveddirectlyfromthemanufacturer.During
certification,eachLTOcartridgeisMLM‐enabled.Inaddition,LTOdata
cartridgesundergotheuniqueCarbideCleanprocess,whichremoves
embeddedparticlesandsmoothstheimperfectionsinthetapesurfacethat
arearesultofthemanufacturingprocess.Bycleaningthetapeofthedebris
thatexistsonallnewmedia,CarbideCleanreducessignallossand
excessivetapeheadwear,therebyincreasingthereliability,availability,
andlongevityofthedrivesandmedia.
Barcode labels Foryourconvenience,allSpectraCertifiedMediais
availablepre‐labeledwithsequentialbarcodelabels.Optionalcustom
barcodesequencescanbeordered,ifdesired.UsingSpectrasequentialpre‐
labeledmediaensuresthatyouneverhavetodealwiththeproblemof
duplicatebarcodes.SpectraLogic’sbarcodelabelscarrythesamelifetime
guaranteethatprotectseachSpectraCertifiedMediacartridge.