TapeTrack Documentation

Because there is more to tape management than you ever realized

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   - [[definitions:backup_software|Backup software]] focusses on writing data to tapes and only keeps an inventory of tapes that it knows about.   - [[definitions:backup_software|Backup software]] focusses on writing data to tapes and only keeps an inventory of tapes that it knows about.
   - [[defintions:robotic_library|Robotic Libraries]] only know about the tapes in their slots, and don't know which tapes are expected to be in the library.   - [[defintions:robotic_library|Robotic Libraries]] only know about the tapes in their slots, and don't know which tapes are expected to be in the library.
-  - Tapes that are outside robotic libraries have no software at all to keep track of them in racking units.+  - Tapes that are outside [[defintions:robotic_library|Robotic Libraries]] have no software at all to keep track of them in racking units.
   - [[definitions:offsite_vendors|Off-site vendors]] know about the tapes they have (ideally) and sometimes they make mistakes.   - [[definitions:offsite_vendors|Off-site vendors]] know about the tapes they have (ideally) and sometimes they make mistakes.
   - When ejecting tapes, sometimes the library misses tapes, or ejects tapes that aren't part of the batches that are being sent off-site.   - When ejecting tapes, sometimes the library misses tapes, or ejects tapes that aren't part of the batches that are being sent off-site.
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