IEC715I
SERVO TRACKS OF MEDIA ON dev BEING INITIALIZED. MAY REQUIRE UP TO 7 MINUTES TO COMPLETE.

Explanation

The media being initialized requires initialization of its servo tracks. This messages informs the operator that this type of initialization can require up to 7 minutes to complete.

In the message text:
dev
The device number.

System action

The system initializes the servo tracks on the tape volume.

Operator response

Wait until processing completes.

Source

IGC0003I (Label SVC 39)