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Specifying Tape Density, Media Type, and Recording Format

When you allocate a tape drive or mount a scratch tape, CA VM:Tape will by default select a tape drive that is compatible with density, recording format, and media type defaults set by your system administrator. You can override those defaults by specifying some or all of the options described below.

You can also use the LOCATION, NAME, RDEV, and UNIT options described in the section Specifying Tape Drive Location, Group, Real Address, or Unit Type select tape drives.

The DEFDENS record is optional. If you do not specify it, CA VM:Tape uses the following density defaults:

 

Media type

Density defaults (in order of use)

IBM and Compatible

CARTridge

ENHAnced

REEL

38K, XF, E, EXF

ENH, ENHXF

6250, 1600, 800

IBM Proprietary

 

HPT

HPTB, HPTC, EHPTB, EHPTC, HHPTB, HHPTC

XPT

XPTB, XPTC, EXPTB, EXPTC, HXPTB, HXPTC

ETC

ETCB, ETCC, EFMTB, EFMTC

ETCS

ETCSB, ETCSC

EETC

EEFMTB, EEFMTC, EF3B, EF3C, EEF3B,
EEF3C

EETCM

EEFMTMB, EEFMTMC, EF3MB, EF3MC,
EEF3MB, EEF3MC

EETCX

EEFMTXB, EEFMTXC, EF3XB, EF3XC,
EEF3XB, EEF3XC

StorageTek Proprietary

 

STK1R

1R34, 1R35, 1RC34, 1RC35, 1RD34, 1RD35

STK2P

2P34, 2P35, 2PB34, 2PB35

T1

T1A34, T1A35, T1B35

TS

TSA34, TSA35, TSB35

DD3

D3A34, D3B34, D3C34, D3A35, D3B35, D3C35