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Oracle Solaris 11.1 Administration: Devices and File Systems     Oracle Solaris 11.1 Information Library
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Preface

1.  Managing Removable Media (Tasks)

2.  Writing CDs and DVDs (Tasks)

3.  Managing Devices (Tasks)

4.  Dynamically Configuring Devices (Tasks)

5.  Managing USB Devices (Tasks)

6.  Using InfiniBand Devices (Overview/Tasks)

7.  Managing Disks (Overview)

8.  Managing Disk Use (Tasks)

9.  Administering Disks (Tasks)

10.  Setting Up Disks (Tasks)

11.  Configuring Storage Devices With COMSTAR (Tasks)

12.  Configuring and Managing the Oracle Solaris Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS)

13.  The format Utility (Reference)

14.  Managing File Systems (Overview)

15.  Creating and Mounting File Systems (Tasks)

16.  Configuring Additional Swap Space (Tasks)

17.  Copying Files and File Systems (Tasks)

18.  Managing Tape Drives (Tasks)

Choosing Which Media to Use

Backup Device Names

Specifying the Rewind Option for a Tape Drive

Specifying Different Densities for a Tape Drive

Displaying Tape Drive Status

How to Display Tape Drive Status

Handling Magnetic Tape Cartridges

Retensioning a Magnetic Tape Cartridge

Rewinding a Magnetic Tape Cartridge

Guidelines for Drive Maintenance and Media Handling

Index

Handling Magnetic Tape Cartridges

If errors occur when a tape is being read, you can retension the tape, clean the tape drive, and then try again.

Retensioning a Magnetic Tape Cartridge

Retension a magnetic tape cartridge with the mt command.

For example:

$ mt -f /dev/rmt/1 retension
$

Note - Do not retension non-QIC tape drives.


Rewinding a Magnetic Tape Cartridge

To rewind a magnetic tape cartridge, use the mt command.

For example:

$ mt -f /dev/rmt/1 rewind
$