
SDLT 220 and SDLT 320 Product Manual APPENDIX A: Super DLTtape I Data Cartridge
81-85002-01 March 2004 A-11
A.6 Unloading a Data Cartridge
Follow these steps to unload a data cartridge; refer to Figure A-7 on page A-10 as
needed.
1. Press the Eject button (or issue an appropriate system software command); the
drive completes any active writing of data to the tape, then rewinds. The Drive
Status LED blinks as the tape rewinds.
When the tape is finished rewinding, the drive ejects the cartridge and the
Drive Status LED lights steadily.
2. Remove the cartridge from the drive and return the cartridge to its plastic case
to protect it from damage.
A.7 Overwriting 320-Formatted Super
DLTtape I Data Cartridges
This section describes what happens when a 320-formatted cartridge is inserted
into a 220 drive and the drive is “instructed” to overwrite the cartridge with a 220
format. A scenario like this might be possible in a tape automation library, where
tapes are being drawn from a large “pool,” usually with minimal human
interaction.
While a 320-formatted cartridge is loading in a 220 drive, the drive reports
02/04/01 (Not Ready, Calibration in Progress) in response to TEST UNIT READY
(TUR) commands until the drive calibrates the tape and transitions to a ready state.
At that time it reports 06/28/00 (Unit Attention, Not Ready to Ready Transition).
Subsequent TUR commands return Good status.
CAUTION: Remove the data cartridge from the tape drive BEFORE
turning off host power. Failure to remove a data cartridge
may result in data cartridge or tape drive damage.
Do NOT rush removal of the data cartridge. Wait until the
drive ejects the cartridge and the Drive Status LED lights
steady before removing the cartridge.
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