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Re: SDLT-4 compareded to LTO-3

2007-03-06 09:32:04
Subject: Re: SDLT-4 compareded to LTO-3
From: Cyrille Bollu <Cyrille.Bollu AT fedasil DOT be>
To: Sven Rudolph <Sven_Rudolph AT drewag DOT de>
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 14:55:48 +0100

>
> > 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
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