We currently have an ATL library with dlt drives. We have decided to switch
our offsite storage vendor. Come to find out we need to put their barcode
on the dlt tapes. We would prefer not to replace what we currently use, but
due to needing to track both numbers for recall if we don't. So their
suggestion is to put their label on the left side of the tape cartridge!
Has anyone else run into this and if so what have you done?
I would avoid such a vendor. Adding extraneous labels to tapes intended to
be handled by an ATL is, as discussed on the List, an invitation to
mechanical problems; and it's certainly a hassle for your site to undertake.
You may also want to reach beyond all this stuff to seek out an electronic
vaulting solution, to avoid all that tape schlepping...a topic I'd like to
see explored on the List.
Richard Sims, BU
