Thanks! Meanwhile, I decided to do something unusual for this group and go check the FAQ for Quantum... ;-)
1. As you implied, a cleaning tape is a cleaning tape; OTOH... 2. A bar code is a bar code. If you want your backup software to run head cleanings automagically, then the code needs to say "CLN" at one end and either "L4" or "L5" at the other end. Mine happened to say "L1". No problem - FAQ links me to another article. Bar code or no bar code, I can tell the library that a cleaning tape is in one designated slot. THEN, using the library software, tell the system to go clean the head. It doesn't bother with reading the lable. (The article warns one that it will attempt to clean the head with whatever cartridge it finds in that slot, so be sure it is in fact a cleaning tape.) -- richard [email protected] 03/25/2011 05:47 AM Please respond to "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> To "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> Press this button if the "To" is a fax number. Enter in the fax number like 123-456-7890. cc Subject Re: LTO cleaning tapes Can't answer your question directly but I was told to use my LTO 4 cleaning tape on my LTO 5 drive and it works fine. ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 8:51:32 AM Subject: LTO cleaning tapes Greetings! Before I do major damage... For an LTO-5 drive, does it use the same cleaning tape as older LTO drives? I have a brand new LTO cleaning tape which was manufactued while LTO-2 was "the latest". So, again, is there any reason to not use an "LTO-2" cleaning tape, unused, in an LTO-5 drive? Thanks... -- richard ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
