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Barcode scanner for IBM 3480 tape cartridge?

I am looking for a barcode scanner that handles IBM 3480 tape cartridges. Two places that I have contacted do not have any barcode scanner that handles the symbology on the tapes, so I am really wondering if I am dealing with a proprietary format. In b

Tags: hardware, DavidY, scanner, IBM 3480, barcode scanner symbology, IBM Corp., tape cartridge

Discussion threads 2006-12-11

SDLT tape cartridges backwards

I'm using an old DLT VS80 and planning to buy a new SDLT 320.My concerns is can my new SDLT320 READ & WRITE on the old DLT VS80 cartridge.I need to restore from the old cartridges.Same case to DD4 tape drive can it READ & WRITE from my old...

Tags: hardware, lcw@..., SDLT, SDLT 320, tape cartridge

Discussion threads 2005-02-25

Additional Resources

backing up process

I have single tape drive and using tape backup software.Can I backup data into the cartridge for etc 20GB and follow up another 20GB on the next day using same cartridge without overwriting it.Pretty much any backup software should allow you to do this, as long as the tape...

Tags: Backups, Storage management, backup

Q&A 2005-04-26

Overview of IBM System Storage TS1120 Tape Controller Support for System Storage TS3400 Tape Library

System z hosts use Autoloaders in two different modes: Auto Mode or System Mode. In both modes, unprocessed cartridges are loaded into the drive sequentially. However, in Auto Mode unprocessed cartridges are automatically loaded into the drive when the previous cartridge is ejected, whereas in System Mode unprocessed cartridges are...

Tags: Cartridge, Storage, IBM Corp., TS1120 Tape Controller

White papers 2007-10-01

IBM TotalStorage Virtual Tape Server Using 3592 in a VTS Version 5

The IBM TotalStorage 3494 Virtual Tape Server VTS revolutionized the way zSeries customers utilize their tape resources. As the capability of the underlying tape technology progressed from 3590 Model B1A tape drives and High Performance Cartridge Tape, through the E1A and H1A model drives and Extended High Performance Cartridge Tape,...

Tags: IBM TotalStorage, IBM Corp., Storage Management, Utility Computing, Servers, Storage, Hardware

White papers 2006-09-01

Server Backup on 4mm Data Cartridge

This may sound like a stupid question, but this problem is new to me. Everynight we backup old school to 4mm data cartridge tapes. I clean the heads and purchase new tapes every few months, but suddenly two days ago we can not run backup, everytime we start...

Tags: backup, it management, junkmail1025@..., server, server backup, tape

Discussion threads 2007-03-06

printing problems

My HP 940c shows my ink cartridge to be full yet won't print any colour whatsoever. I have tried 3 carts and the same problem but on the forth no problem at all. As i buy in bulk (6) could it be the ink pad has dried out. Is there...

Tags: cartridge, Hewlett-Packard Co., printing, steve@...

Discussion threads 2004-10-23

HP StorageWorks LTO-4 Ultrium 1840: 4th Generation Tape Drive

First tape drive capable of storing up to 1.6TB per cartridge while providing hardware-based encryption to enable greater levels of security and unprecedented performance.

Tags: Tape Drive, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP StorageWorks, Storage Management, Storage, Hardware

Webcasts 2007-01-01

barcode autoloader

Can anyone tell me what is the function of the barcode with Autoloader tapedrive and how does really work bring benefits to backup solution?Basically it means that the same tape isn't picked up after it has been written to.The Bar codes on the spines of the tapes allow a series...

Tags: autoloader, backup, barcode, cartridge, hardware, lcw@..., tape

Q&A 2005-09-15

HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express Single Server Edition Backup and Recovery Software for HP Tape Drives and Tape Autoloaders White Paper

No other media provides the long-term, robust and economic data protection of a backup to tape. And, no one provides as many features and tools as standard with its tape drives, tape autoloaders and tape libraries as HP provides its customers. For smaller and medium sized organizations, HP offers a...

Tags: Software, Tape Drive, Hewlett-Packard Co., Recovery, HP StorageWorks, Server, Backups, Storage Management, Storage, Hardware

White papers 2006-05-01

Photos: Art of the printer cartridge refill

Cartridge World, one of the biggest cartridge refillers around, invited CNET News.com to see how it all happens. by CNET News.com

Tags: news, printer, cartridges, TechRepublic Inc., Cartridge, Photograph, News.com, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2007-12-14

Backup Tape Question

I am currently using a Dell PowerVault 110T with a DLT IV data cartridge 40-80GB tape using Veritas Backup Exec 8.6 on a Windows NT server. My question is:When I run backups, it does about 64GB, then starts asking for a second tape. Once I insert a second...

Tags: backup, hardware, mthao@..., second tape, tape

Q&A 2005-03-02

How to take Backup on Multiple tapes.

I have single tape drive on the exchange server 2003. Here the size of the database files is exceeding the limit of the tape. It requires more that one tape to take the backup. After the first tape takes the backup and gets full it asks for another tape. When...

Tags: maximusvulcan@..., tape, backup

Discussion threads 2007-05-07

NT Server crashes and reboots daily

My NT Server crashes and reboots from a bug check every day just 2 or 3 minutes after my daily scheduled backup job starts. Does anyone know what could cause this?Do you have other scheduled jobs and do they work?Which backup application do you use? Which backup hardware do...

Tags: backup, backup job, GIMoe, job, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows NT Server, server, windows

Q&A 2005-09-17

Brocade Tape Pipelining With Sun's StorageTek Virtual Storage Manager

StorageTek Virtual Storage Manager 5 (VSM5) system is the industry's leading virtual tape solution for large-scale mainframe data protection infrastructures. In addition to unmatched scalability, cost control, and availability, VSM5 supports FICON, for high-speed connectivity between multiple virtual tape subsystems and Automated Cartridge Systems ACS. Combining VSM5 with the high-speed...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Storage, StorageTek, StorageTek Virtual Storage Manager 5 System, Backups, Disaster Recovery, Mainframes, Data Management, Servers, Hardware

White papers 2007-11-01

How to fill air into the toner cartridge airbag (bubble bag)?

Toner Cartridge Airbag is a new kind of toner cartridge packing, it has following functions:1. This kind of toner cartridge packing decreasing the damage rate to minimum by air column cushioning protection with overall coverage2. Fast packing, small size, real time delivery and increasing loading amount3. Transparent, close-fitting and sophisticated...

Tags: jackskysheen@..., toner cartridge airbag, airbag, toner cartridge

Discussion threads 2007-11-05

Audavi Uses Hitachi Travelstar 2.5" Drives to Invent "No Compromise" Removable Storage Solution

For more than 20 years, the world of removable storage has been dominated by floppy disks, tape, CDs and DVDs and a handful of exotic devices. Now a Milpitas, Calif. company is taking a fresh look at an old friend: hard disk drives. Using Travelstar hard disk drives from Hitachi...

Tags: Hard Drive, Removable Storage, Hitachi Ltd., Storage, Hardware

Case studies

BrightStor 11.1 asking for second tape...please help

I am running BrightStor ver. 11.1 on a 2003 Domain Controller. The tape drive is a DLT 160VS by Quantum. I am trying to backup approx. 110GB of data located locally on the server. I am using hardware compression from the tape drive. All tests from...

Tags: Backups, Storage management, Storage, IT Management, dagreco@..., backup, tape, tape drive, CA BrightStor

Discussion threads 2007-05-16

Onward and upward – a Media PC

Now that I have the HD LCD Television and the DVR/Digital/HD server from Insightbb.com, I guess it is time to add a media PC to the mix. As part of this summer's project to upgrade the entertainment center at the Kaelin homestead, I am going to attempt the daunting task...

Tags: cartridge, CD, media-PC, PC

Blog posts 2006-06-23

VERITAS Backup Exec 10: Disk, Tape, and Multiplexing Performance Comparison

VERITAS Software commissioned VeriTest to benchmark both backup and restore performance, comparing disk, tape, and tape multiplexing solutions. VERITAS Backup Exec 10 for Windows Servers was tested with disk and tape, and Computer Associates ARCserve 11.1 was tested with disk, tape, and tape multiplexing. The project set out to determine...

Tags: Disk, Performance, VERITAS Software Corp., VERITAS Backup Exec, Backups

White papers 2005-01-01