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<title>Format tape cartridges</title>
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<!-- Java sync-link --><script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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<h1 class="topictitle1">Format tape cartridges</h1>
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<div><p>Use iSeries™ navigator
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to format at tape cartridge. When you format a tape cartridge, a standard
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volume label is recorded at the beginning of the magnetic tape medium.</p>
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<div class="section"><p>When you format a tape, any information previously recorded on
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the tape medium is erased and written over with new information. Information
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is also written over when new data files are appended to the newly recorded
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volume label.</p>
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<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> Do not reuse an old tape volume if permanent read or
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write errors have been detected more than two times. Also do not reuse an
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old tape volume if temporary read or write errors for that volume are excessive.
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To determine if temporary errors are excessive, see Ensure tapes are in good
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condition.</div>
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<p>To format a tape cartridge, perform the following steps:</p>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzam4usecarts.htm" title="This topic provides information for using tape cartridges in both stand-alone tape devices and tape libraries.">Use tape cartridges</a></div>
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<div class="reltasks"><strong>Related tasks</strong><br />
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<div><a href="rzam4duptape.htm" title="You can duplicate tapes by using a tape library or a stand-alone device.">Duplicate tape cartridges</a></div>
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<div><a href="rzam4goodcond.htm" title="This topic describes how to ensure that the tape cartridges are in good condition using the Work with Lifetime Statistics display.">Ensure tapes are in good condition</a></div>
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</div><div class="nested1" xml:lang="en-us" id="tapelibraries"><a name="tapelibraries"><!-- --></a><h2 class="topictitle2">Tape libraries</h2>
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<div><div class="section"><p>To format a tape, the cartridge must have a status of <span class="uicontrol">Available</span> or <span class="uicontrol">Mounted</span>.
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Then it is possible to do the following:</p>
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<ol><li><span>In iSeries Navigator,
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expand your server<span class="menucascade"><span class="uicontrol"></span> > <span class="uicontrol">Configuration
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and Service</span> > <span class="uicontrol">Hardware</span> > <span class="uicontrol">Tape Devices</span> > <span class="uicontrol">Tape Libraries</span> > <span class="uicontrol"></span></span>your
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tape library.</span></li>
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<li><span>Select <span class="uicontrol">Cartridges</span>.</span></li>
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<li><span>Right-click the cartridge that you want to format and select <span class="uicontrol">Format</span>.
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You can select multiple cartridges to format.</span></li>
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<div class="nested1" xml:lang="en-us" id="standalonetapedevices"><a name="standalonetapedevices"><!-- --></a><h2 class="topictitle2">Stand-alone tape devices</h2>
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<div><div class="section">To format a tape, the stand-alone device must have a status of <span class="uicontrol">Available</span>.
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Then it is possible to do the following:</div>
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<ol><li><span>In iSeries Navigator,
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expand your server<span class="menucascade"><span class="uicontrol"></span> > <span class="uicontrol">Configuration
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and Service</span> > <span class="uicontrol">Hardware</span> > <span class="uicontrol">Tape Devices</span> > <span class="uicontrol">Stand-Alone Devices</span></span>.</span></li>
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<li><span>Right-click your tape device and select <span class="uicontrol">Format</span>.</span></li>
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<div class="nested1" xml:lang="en-us" id="commonlyusedoptioncartridge"><a name="commonlyusedoptioncartridge"><!-- --></a><h2 class="topictitle2">Commonly used options for formatting a tape cartridge</h2>
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<div><div class="section"><p>The most commonly used options for formatting a tape cartridge
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are:</p>
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<ul><li>New volume label</li>
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<li>Check for active files</li>
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<li>Tape density</li>
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</ul>
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<p>The online help in iSeries Navigator has more detailed information about
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these options.</p>
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