Mounting tape media
This topic describes how to mount tape media for the IBM Spectrum® Archive.
Attention: A mount operation fails if a tape medium is not in the LTFS format or has consistency errors.
To format a medium or to check for consistency errors, refer to the topics Formatting media using
the
mkltfs
command and Checking media using the ltfsck
command in the Related information section. Complete the following steps to mount a tape medium and verify that it is successfully
mounted:
Note: The LTFS format
version is continuously updated. Refer to the topic LTFS tape format compatibility in
the Related information section for compatibility information.
After the medium is mounted, it can be accessed as described in the topic Accessing tape
media in the Related information section.
Note for macOS users: An icon for the mounted folder can be displayed on the desktop automatically by
changing the following Finder preferences:
- From the menu bar at the top of the screen, select . The Finder Preferences window displays.
- Click General to open the General tab.
- Click the Connected servers checkbox in order to show the mounted folder automatically on the desktop.
- Close the Finder Preferences window.
Attention: A mounted tape must be unmounted first before it can be ejected from the tape
drive. Pressing the Unload button on the front panel of drive does not eject a mounted tape. Refer
to the topic Unmounting tape media in the Related information section.