What's to reformat?  Simply load the tape in the drive, issue the backup
command and satisfy the reply, if any.  That's all.  STORE (or any other backup
product) will happily overwrite the tape.

Kind regards,

Denys. . .

Denys Beauchemin
HICOMP
(800) 323-8863  (281) 288-7438         Fax: (281) 355-6879
denys at hicomp.com                             www.hicomp.com


-----Original Message-----
From:   Tim Schrope [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent:   Monday, May 15, 2000 1:03 PM
To:     [log in to unmask]
Subject:        re-formatting DLT tapes

Hi all,
I apologize for any duplicate emails on this, my PC locked up when I sent
this message.
I've only been working with an HP3000 for 2 years, so I'm learning a lot
form this listserver, but now I have a question.

Does anyone know how to re-format a DLT tape on a HP3000 using MPE/iX?  I
have some DLT tapes that were used on a Microsoft NT server but we don't
need as many backup tapes as we previously thought for the NT.  I would now
like to use them in my HP as we keep monthly data from our HP for 3 years
and we are running out of tapes quickly.  Any Suggestions?