IBM DDS Gen 5, User Manual

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2. Gently insert the cartridge into the drive. The drive-bay door opens
automatically when a cartridge is inserted.
After you insert the cartridge, there is a brief delay while the drive identifies
the cartridge type and state, and moves the tape to the data area. Then the
Media LED goes ON.
Initializing a blank cartridge
When you insert a blank cartridge into the drive for the first time, the drive takes
from 10 to 12 seconds to determine that the tape is blank. The drive automatically
initializes the tape as soon as it receives a SCSI “Write” command from the host
computer. Initializing a blank tape takes about 30 seconds.
Unloading a cartridge
To unload a cartridge:
1. Be sure the Drive LED is OFF.
Attention:
To ensure integrity of your backups and restores, do not press the
Eject button when the Drive LED is ON.
2. Press the Eject button on the front panel of the drive to unload the cartridge.
The drive automatically flushes the drive buffer to tape, rewinds the cartridge,
updates the system log, and ejects the cartridge. This may take up to three
minutes. Do not power-down the tape drive or host computer during this time.
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DDS Gen 5 Tape Drive: User’s Guide