The reset drive operation un-mounts media mounted in the drive, thereby making the drive ready for use.
Note that the reset operation will not run if the drive is reserved or in use.
Procedure
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From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Manage > Storage > Tape.
The Tape page is displayed.
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Click the tape_storage that contains this drive.
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For the tape_drive that you want to reset, click the Actions button
and click Reset drive. -
Click Yes in the Confirm reset prompt.
Result
The drive will be reset and a message will be briefly displayed in the upper right corner. An informational event will be logged in the Events page.