Re: Printing labels locally for LTO tapes (physically)
Thanks for the answers, everyone. I can now let my manager know and live with whatever decision he makes. Nick On Jan 19, 2015, at 1:50 AM, Gee, Norman norman@lc.ca.gov wrote: There is a software product that you can buy call netc label system. We used it before to produce labels for 3480/3490 tapes ( ancient history) but it can produce labels for any tape cartridge currently made. It is not a cheap solution. On Jan 16, 2015, at 7:40 AM, Tyree, David david.ty...@sgmc.org wrote: We have used this site in the past, actually back when it was completely free. http://www.mytapelabels.com/ we use Avery 6577 labels in our HP color laser and they are crisp and they stick like crazy. David Tyree System Administrator South Georgia Medical Center 229.333.1155 -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Steven Langdale Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 07:43 To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Printing labels locally for LTO tapes (physically) I've done it - generally in an emergency though. I've found all of the IBM libraries to be very forgiving of rather amateurish looking lables. I've only ever done them on a laser printers though. Getting them to stick (and stay) on is always the most challenging bit! Steven On 16 January 2015 at 12:01, Nick Laflamme n...@laflamme.us wrote: Does anyone have any experience with trying to produce labels in-house to relabel physically LTO tapes? We’re going to start using different series of barcode labels as we start working with outside customers; I want to know just by looking at a tape whose data should be on that tape. My manager is worried that if we stock on up tapes as we add each customer, we may end up with too many for one customer and not enough for another, so he wants to be able to physically relabel the tapes. I found one article from HP warning against using inkjets or even “office quality” laser printers as being insufficiently precise for the job. They also warn about alignment issues, and I can imagine issues with labels falling off. However, before I say, “No, we shouldn’t even try; we should work with our tape vendor if we need to relabel tapes,” I want to make sure I’m not running contrary to actual experiences. So, have you tried printing your own labels for LTO tapes, and how’d that work out? Thanks, Nick
Re: Printing labels locally for LTO tapes (physically)
There is a software product that you can buy call netc label system. We used it before to produce labels for 3480/3490 tapes ( ancient history) but it can produce labels for any tape cartridge currently made. It is not a cheap solution. On Jan 16, 2015, at 7:40 AM, Tyree, David david.ty...@sgmc.org wrote: We have used this site in the past, actually back when it was completely free. http://www.mytapelabels.com/ we use Avery 6577 labels in our HP color laser and they are crisp and they stick like crazy. David Tyree System Administrator South Georgia Medical Center 229.333.1155 -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Steven Langdale Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 07:43 To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Printing labels locally for LTO tapes (physically) I've done it - generally in an emergency though. I've found all of the IBM libraries to be very forgiving of rather amateurish looking lables. I've only ever done them on a laser printers though. Getting them to stick (and stay) on is always the most challenging bit! Steven On 16 January 2015 at 12:01, Nick Laflamme n...@laflamme.us wrote: Does anyone have any experience with trying to produce labels in-house to relabel physically LTO tapes? We’re going to start using different series of barcode labels as we start working with outside customers; I want to know just by looking at a tape whose data should be on that tape. My manager is worried that if we stock on up tapes as we add each customer, we may end up with too many for one customer and not enough for another, so he wants to be able to physically relabel the tapes. I found one article from HP warning against using inkjets or even “office quality” laser printers as being insufficiently precise for the job. They also warn about alignment issues, and I can imagine issues with labels falling off. However, before I say, “No, we shouldn’t even try; we should work with our tape vendor if we need to relabel tapes,” I want to make sure I’m not running contrary to actual experiences. So, have you tried printing your own labels for LTO tapes, and how’d that work out? Thanks, Nick
Printing labels locally for LTO tapes (physically)
Does anyone have any experience with trying to produce labels in-house to relabel physically LTO tapes? We’re going to start using different series of barcode labels as we start working with outside customers; I want to know just by looking at a tape whose data should be on that tape. My manager is worried that if we stock on up tapes as we add each customer, we may end up with too many for one customer and not enough for another, so he wants to be able to physically relabel the tapes. I found one article from HP warning against using inkjets or even “office quality” laser printers as being insufficiently precise for the job. They also warn about alignment issues, and I can imagine issues with labels falling off. However, before I say, “No, we shouldn’t even try; we should work with our tape vendor if we need to relabel tapes,” I want to make sure I’m not running contrary to actual experiences. So, have you tried printing your own labels for LTO tapes, and how’d that work out? Thanks, Nick
Re: Printing labels locally for LTO tapes (physically)
I've done it - generally in an emergency though. I've found all of the IBM libraries to be very forgiving of rather amateurish looking lables. I've only ever done them on a laser printers though. Getting them to stick (and stay) on is always the most challenging bit! Steven On 16 January 2015 at 12:01, Nick Laflamme n...@laflamme.us wrote: Does anyone have any experience with trying to produce labels in-house to relabel physically LTO tapes? We’re going to start using different series of barcode labels as we start working with outside customers; I want to know just by looking at a tape whose data should be on that tape. My manager is worried that if we stock on up tapes as we add each customer, we may end up with too many for one customer and not enough for another, so he wants to be able to physically relabel the tapes. I found one article from HP warning against using inkjets or even “office quality” laser printers as being insufficiently precise for the job. They also warn about alignment issues, and I can imagine issues with labels falling off. However, before I say, “No, we shouldn’t even try; we should work with our tape vendor if we need to relabel tapes,” I want to make sure I’m not running contrary to actual experiences. So, have you tried printing your own labels for LTO tapes, and how’d that work out? Thanks, Nick
Re: Printing labels locally for LTO tapes (physically)
We have used this site in the past, actually back when it was completely free. http://www.mytapelabels.com/ we use Avery 6577 labels in our HP color laser and they are crisp and they stick like crazy. David Tyree System Administrator South Georgia Medical Center 229.333.1155 -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Steven Langdale Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 07:43 To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Printing labels locally for LTO tapes (physically) I've done it - generally in an emergency though. I've found all of the IBM libraries to be very forgiving of rather amateurish looking lables. I've only ever done them on a laser printers though. Getting them to stick (and stay) on is always the most challenging bit! Steven On 16 January 2015 at 12:01, Nick Laflamme n...@laflamme.us wrote: Does anyone have any experience with trying to produce labels in-house to relabel physically LTO tapes? We’re going to start using different series of barcode labels as we start working with outside customers; I want to know just by looking at a tape whose data should be on that tape. My manager is worried that if we stock on up tapes as we add each customer, we may end up with too many for one customer and not enough for another, so he wants to be able to physically relabel the tapes. I found one article from HP warning against using inkjets or even “office quality” laser printers as being insufficiently precise for the job. They also warn about alignment issues, and I can imagine issues with labels falling off. However, before I say, “No, we shouldn’t even try; we should work with our tape vendor if we need to relabel tapes,” I want to make sure I’m not running contrary to actual experiences. So, have you tried printing your own labels for LTO tapes, and how’d that work out? Thanks, Nick
