Tape drive media detected as write protected

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • LTO6 (Linear Tape-Open) tape detects media as write protected. Same media gets detected as writeable in other drive.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    • HP Ultrium 6-SCSI tape drive.

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