When you ship a cartridge, place it in its jewel case or in a sealed, moisture-proof bag to protect it from
moisture, contaminants, and physical damage. Ship the cartridge in a shipping container that has enough
packing material to cushion the cartridge and prevent it from moving within the container.
Table 51 on page 172 gives the environment for operating, storing, and shipping LTO Ultrium Tape
Cartridges.
Table 51. Environment for storage and shipping the LTO tape cartridges
Environmental Speciîš³cations
Environmental Factor Allowable Storage Recommended Storage Shipping
Temperature
16 to 32°C
(61 to 90°F)
16 to 25°C
(61 to 77°F)
-23 to 49°C
(-9 to 120°F)
Relative humidity
(noncondensing)
20 to 80% 20 to 50% 5 to 80%
Maximum wet bulb
temperature
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
Magnetic îš³eld
Stray magnetic îš³eld at any point on tape not to exceed 50 oersteds (4000 ampere/
meter).
Disposing of tape cartridges
Under the current rules of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), regulation 40CFR261, the LTO
Ultrium Tape Cartridge is classiîš³ed as non-hazardous waste. As such, it might be disposed of in the same
way as normal ofîš³ce trash. These regulations are amended from time to time, and you must review them
at the time of disposal.
If your local, state, country (non-US), or regional regulations are more restrictive than EPA 40CFR261, you
must review them before you dispose of a cartridge. Contact your account representative for information
about the materials that are in the cartridge.
If a tape cartridge must be disposed of in a secure manner, you can erase the data on the cartridge with a
high-energy ac degausser. Use a minimum of 4000 oersted peak îš³eld over the entire space that the
cartridge occupies. The tape must make two passes through the îš³eld at 90-degree orientation change for
each pass to achieve complete erasure. Some commercial degaussers have two magnetic îš³eld regions
offset 90 degrees from each other to accomplish complete erasure in one pass for higher throughput.
Degaussing makes the cartridge unusable.
If you burn the cartridge and tape, ensure that the incineration complies with all applicable regulations.
Ordering media supplies
Table 52 on page 173 lists the cartridges and media supplies that you can order for the drive.
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