AdministrativeTasks
600716 Rev A Operating Tasks 2-61
Operaitng Tasks
Format Media All blank media introduced into the storage subsystem can be
submitted for immediate formatting or withheld from
formatting. Media withheld (-w) from formatting is
automatically formatted when chosen for data storage or by
manually issuing the fsformat command.
If media is formatted, it is rejected when the drive attempts the
format. The -f option for fsformat applies only to D-2 media.
It overrides the rejection to reformat the media. Rejection of
preformatted media without the force option prevents accidental
formatting of media that contains data. Formatting D-2 media is
time-consuming.
Media
Duplication Media duplication is intended for the following uses:
• Media maintenance - If errors frequently occur when
attempting to read or write to the media.
• Data maintenance - If the media is filled with unusable
space because of deleted files.
• Data duplication - A copy of the information is needed, in
addition to the copy stored in the library.
Duplicating the contents of media or specific files on media is
performed with:
•fsmedcopy command.
•fsfilecopy command.
Note
For more information on the fsformat command, refer to
the Command Reference book.