Spectra T950 - APPENDIX C Media & Upgrades; Spectra Certified Media

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APPENDIX C
Media & Upgrades
Thisappendixdescribesmedia,accessories,andupgradesthatcanbe
purchasedforusewiththeSpectraT950library.Italsodescribeshowto
reneworextendtheservicecontractforthelibrary.
MEDIA AND MEDIA ACCESSORIES
SpectraLogicoffe rsavarietyofmediaandmediaaccessoriesforthelibrary.
Spectra Certified Media
ThelibrarysupportsLTO‐2andlatergenerationtape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is
onlyavailableintheBariumFerriteformulation.
TS11x0technologymedia(3592JC)is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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.