Hi Ariola,
brarchive -p init(SID).sap -u system/password –c force -f –w
-p refers to <profile>
-u refers to <user>[/<password>
-c refers to confirm [force]
-w refers to [verify]
Initialize tape to be usable for log file management. The 'force' option means: no label checking! Overwrite tape. The 'show' option will display a tape's label.
this should make you more clear on what you these commands stand for.
Regards,
Ravi