SDLT 600A Tape Drive Quick Start Guide
Formatting Media Cartridges
1Insert the media cartridge into the tape drive.
When the tape drive recognizes an unformatted or new media cartridge, a prompt appears (see figure 11) when connected to the FTP client.
CAUTION: When formatting with the SDLT 600A tape drive, all existing data on the media cartridge will be overwritten.
2Click Yes.
NOTE: The initial formatting of a media cartridge takes approximately 30 – 40 seconds.
Figure 11 Media Formatting
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