Barcodes are required for tapes in libraries and are optional but recommended for standalone drives in case a library is added at some point in the future. Tapes in libraries are automatically labeled by the software using the barcode label of the tape. Tapes in standalone drives should be labeled to match the barcode using the barcode format of 6 alpha-numeric characters plus the LTO generation of the tape, for example 123456L6 or DEV001L5. To label a tape click its Label and Assign action from the standalone device's Volumes folder.


The Label and Assign dialog lets you label a tape and assign it to a Volume Set. Optionally, you can create a new volume set by clicking the Add Volume Set button. Note: Volume sets can also be created from the Add Volume Set action of the All Volume Sets folder or during creation of a Store Vaulting task that is targeting tape (vs. cloud). See Volume Sets for more information.