Format all eligible tapes. Tapes are not eligible if they have a state of
EJECTED,
LOST,
EJECT_PENDING, or
OFFLINE. In addition, the
force parameter must be used to format a tape that contains data written by a BlackPearl gateway, to format a tape before it is inspected, to format a tape that has already been formatted by a BlackPearl gateway, or to format a tape that currently has reads or writes scheduled. If a tape contains data written by the current BlackPearl gateway, you must delete the objects and buckets before formatting the tape even if the force parameter is included.
