8.3 Initializing a Tape or Disk for
Recording
IRIS can mount only valid IRIS tapes or disks that have been initialized by a separate utility
program. If you try to mount a non-initialized medium, the Status field shows:
NonIris
Use the medium initialization utility to do the following:
• Initialize a blank tape or disk.
• Overwrite a tape or disk that contains non-IRIS data.
• Overwrite an IRIS tape or disk.
If you are overwriting an IRIS or other type of medium, make sure that you
are not destroying valuable data or software (backup or delivery tapes).
Only operators are permitted to use the tape initialization utility.
CAUTION!
Do not initialize an existing tape or disk if you want to record additional data
or retrieve IRIS data. Initializing an existing IRIS tape or disk destroys the data already on
the medium.
CAUTION!
1. Make sure the drive is free. Any IRIS tape or disk must be unmounted and removed.
2. Insert the medium into the drive and set the drive on line. Be sure that the medium is
write-enabled.
3. If IRIS is running, check the Archive menu and, if necessary unmount the media that
you want to initialize.
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