Does anyone have any experience with trying to produce labels in-house to 
relabel physically LTO tapes? 

We’re going to start using different series of barcode labels as we start 
working with outside customers; I want to know just by looking at a tape whose 
data should be on that tape. My manager is worried that if we stock on up tapes 
as we add each customer, we may end up with too many for one customer and not 
enough for another, so he wants to be able to physically relabel the tapes. 

I found one article from HP warning against using inkjets or even “office 
quality” laser printers as being insufficiently precise for the job. They also 
warn about alignment issues, and I can imagine issues with labels falling off. 
However, before I say, “No, we shouldn’t even try; we should work with our tape 
vendor if we need to relabel tapes,” I want to make sure I’m not running 
contrary to actual experiences. 

So, have you tried printing your own labels for LTO tapes, and how’d that work 
out? 

Thanks,
Nick