Well in my case, I stick to using hcart, as this is just a designator,
unless u are mixing LTO-1,2,3 drives. Once again, I went from LTO-2 to
LTO-3 without any issues, and I am not mixing drives.

On 6/17/05, Mark.Donaldson AT cexp DOT com <Mark.Donaldson AT cexp DOT com> 
wrote:
> Note, once you write an LTO1 tape in and LTO2 drive, that tape cannot be
> used again in the LTO1 drive.  You've got to use hcart1 & hcart2 media
> designations and storage units with differing densities.
> 
> -M
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu]On Behalf Of J R
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> Subject: [Veritas-bu] Re: LTO2 drive using LTO1 tape
> 
> 
> Usually, in a circumstance like this if you have let
> NetBackup configure the drives using the wizard it
> will pick a different media type for the new drives.
> Not always, but often. Make sure that the new LTO2
> drives are the same media type (hcart, hcart2, etc.)
> as the LTO1 drives. You will probably find they are
> not. Change them so they match the media type of the
> old drives and you should be fine.
> 
> JR
> 
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