On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 12:40:24PM -0700, Nardello, John wrote:
> Subject line pretty much says it all - we have a handful of LTO1
> cleaning tapes and no more of that kind of drive.  I've got other
> cleaning tapes marked as good for both kinds of drives so I suspect
> we're good to use the LTO1 cleaners in LTO2 drives.
> 
> Any issues you guys know of?

> Same cleaning tapes for all the LTO drive types Mark, you're good to go.
> =) 

I don't think that's necessarily true.  The cartridge should have the
name "universal" if it's usable in all formats.  

It seems like there were some non-universal cleaning cartridges on the
market before that.  The HP cleaning document mentions changes that were
made to accomodate the universal cartridges.  It also says that "earlier
cleaning cartridge uses more abrasive media to achieve effective
cleaning of the drive".  So there must be some difference.

The LTO1 cleaning tapes may not be universal cleaning cartridges.  My
take on reading the HP document is that if it isn't compatible, the
drive should realize that via the cartridge memory and eject the tape
without attempting to clean.

-- 
Darren
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