6 Oct
2015
6 Oct
'15
7:58 p.m.
On 10/06/2015 07:43 PM, Ali wrote:
Thanks for the explanation. So then you would use this
on tape w/o
data or w/ data that does not need to be retained? I ask because
scraping off loose carbide sounds like it may cause problems with
data integrity.
There's not much that's typically scraped off. What you get is a
dirt-free smooth surface. Most data centers ran used tapes through a
cleaning machine before returning the tapes to the scratch pool.
But I've not found that a tape cleaner affects existing data in any way.
A step up is a recertifier that writes and reads back a pattern and
notes the bad spots. Usually done after a cleaning pass.
--Chuck