I have been involved with some of these discussions in the past. I wonder what your labels will do though after they have been checked in/out a handful of times AND have been handled by a number of people?
I thought about this some after last discussion on it. I again looked at our IBM LTO1 cartridges. On the "bottom" of them, there is printed light green ink with the country of manufacture and P/N etc. I suspect this is done by some type of Ink Jet printer? Is there a reltively inexpensive printer unit out there that can print on these cartridges - or other types of tapes? This labeling essentially has no "depth" to it so can't hang up and doesn't wear off. We do have a DVD unit here (not TSM connected) that writes DVD-RAM's and then puts DVD in another part of the unit and writes a label on DVD (appears to be inkjet or something similar). David B. Longo System Administrator Health First, Inc. 3300 Fiske Blvd. Rockledge, FL 32955-4305 PH 321.434.5536 Pager 321.634.8230 Fax: 321.434.5509 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/06/03 12:10PM >>> Some time ago, someone on this list wrote inquiring about the use of external labels on LTO1 cartridges. Many other types of cartridges have a recessed area for applying an external identifying label other than the bar code, but the LTO cartridges do not. We also have a requirement for external ownership labels, and here is our experience: We bought some Avery non-removable printer labels, 3.5 x 3/4 inch. We put one on the top rear of the cartridge (over the recessed arrow). We put another on the back face of the cartridge (the surface opposite the bar code - that one required trimming down a bit shorter.) I did 200 forced mounts/dismounts of the cartridge. Now this TSM server isn't terribly busy; 200 mounts should correspond to something like 3 months normal use for our busiest tapes. I had no peeling, curled edges, mount failures, or jams. There are no scuffs or any indications of wear on the labels. So we consider this an acceptable risk. Granted the print is tiny, but it will suffice. IBM LTO1 drives, IBM LTO1 cartridges. YMMV. ############################################################## This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential, proprietary, or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it, and notify the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. Health First reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through its networks. Any views or opinions expressed in this message are solely those of the individual sender, except (1) where the message states such views or opinions are on behalf of a particular entity; and (2) the sender is authorized by the entity to give such views or opinions. ##############################################################
