recordingformat Option

Common Command Options › Specifying Tape Density, Media Type, and Recording Format › recordingformat Option

recordingformat Option

Use these options to specify the recording format attribute.

Recording Format Option	Associated Media Types

7TRack	REEL
9TRack	REEL
18TRack	CARTridge
36TRack		CARTridge, ENHAnced
128TRack		HPT, XPT
256TRack		HPT, XPT
288TRack		STK1R,
384TRack		HPT, XPT
512TRack		ETC, ETCS
576TRack		STK2P
Helical		DD3

You can also specify one of the media types listed in Media Types for mediatype Option, or you can let CA VM:Tape determine the media type and density attributes.