> > > LTO-3 also has atleast one advantage for (capable) libraries, each > > cartridge has a contactless (read... RFID like) memory that can > > report the tapes last known condition, as well as user data. in > > theory atleast an LTO drive or library has only to read this tag to > > decide whether-or-not it can read the tape, and if it even should. > > Anyone ever used LTO CM (cartridge memory)? With amanda? >
I think that Amanda doesn't use the tape memory. I think it writes the tape label on the first few blocks of the tape instead. Cyrille
