Cartridge concepts for tape libraries

This topic explains how cartridges work with tape libraries.

Working with tape cartridges is an important and routine part of operating your tape library. This topic shows you how your library relates to tape cartridges.

• Cartridge status
  There are several possible types of status for a cartridge in relation to a tape library.
• Cartridge categories
  A category is a logical grouping of cartridges. A category allows you to refer to a group of cartridges by category name instead of the individual cartridge identifiers.
• Cartridge identifiers and volume identifiers
  Cartridge and volume identifiers are used to label each cartridge so they can be tracked and located in the tape library.