Managing Tape Drives (Tasks)

This chapter describes how to manage tape drives in the Solaris^TM Operating System (Solaris OS).

This is a list of the step-by-step instructions in this chapter.

• How to Display Tape Drive Status

• Retensioning a Magnetic Tape Cartridge

• Rewinding a Magnetic Tape Cartridge

This is a list of overview information in this chapter.

• Choosing Which Media to Use

• Backup Device Names

• Displaying Tape Drive Status

• Guidelines for Drive Maintenance and Media Handling