Why can't I eject st0/nst0 devices?

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Issue

  • get these messages when trying to eject the tape:
[root@rhel ~]# eject /dev/st0<br>eject: did not find a device /dev/st0 in /sys/block/
[root@rhel ~]# eject /dev/nst0<br>eject: did not find a device /dev/nst0 in /sys/block/
  • can't find Hardware Browser tool

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 or higher

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