On Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Gordon Rowell wrote:
>
> Yes. Assuming your tape drive can (DAT drives can). Some tape drives (e.g.
> DLT and reel-to-reel) don't eject the tape - that has to be done manually.
>
> That's why it's "offline" rather than "eject".
Yes. If you "offline" the SEAGATE drives for instance, the tape isn't
ejected, but any subsequent action for the tape fails until you manually
remove and re-insert the tape.
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Regards
Peter
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