Operating The Sdlt Drive; Loading A Cartridge; Unloading A Cartridge - HP StorageWorks SDLT Series Reference Manual

Operating the SDLT Drive

Loading a Cartridge

Push the cartridge completely into the drive, as shown in
Figure 2: Loading a cartridge
After a cartridge is inserted, the cartridge initialization process begins and the
green indicator flashes. When the cartridge is at the beginning of tape (BOT)
marker, the green indicator is illuminated. The cartridge is now ready for use.

Unloading a Cartridge

To unload a cartridge, press the Eject button or issue an eject command in the
software application.
SDLT Tape Drives Reference Guide
Caution: If reusing a prerecorded cartridge and writing from BOT, all
prerecorded data is lost.
Operating the SDLT Drive
Figure 2.
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