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3. LTO Diagnostic Tape Cartridge

The LTO diagnostic tape is a cartridge with known good media that is reserved for diagnostic purposes only. One cartridge slot is reserved in the first LTO frame for the LTO diagnostic cartridge. The slot is at Column 1, Row 1.

The volume serial (VOLSER) number for a diagnostic cartridge has to be customized and specific.

Table 1. Compatibility of diagnostic cartridges with LTO tape drives (DG I11Ly)
Cartridge Generation
(y)
LTO tape drives
LTO 8
LTO 7
LTO 6
LTO 5
8 Yes No No No
7 Yes Yes No No
6 No Yes Yes No
5 No Yes Yes Yes
4 No No Yes Yes
3 No No No Yes
2 No No No No
1 No No No No
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