| set-sct-dma | Index Level | t-act |
| Syntax | set-tape-type {(option} |
| Category | Tape |
| Type | Verb |
| Description |
specifies the type of half-inch tape drive being used.
"Pick-style" tapes use an 80-byte tape label. "Microdata-style" used a 50-byte label. |
| Options |
c Sets Cipher-type half inch tape. This puts the tape drive into start-stop mode, allowing the Cipher tape drive to properly sense end-of-tape. Cipher tape drives can run in streaming mode (the "k" option) provided that it does not stream past the end-of-tape marker. This causes the tape drive to get an end-of-tape error which can be cleared by turning the tape drive off and back on again.
k Sets Kennedy-type half-inch tape. This allows the tape to stream when searching for end-of-file or end-of-tape. m Microdata format. This sets a flag is set in the TCB (tape control block) so that all subsequent tape reads will be performed in Microdata format. p Pick format. This resets the "m" option. |
| See Also | set-half :files admin.tape.setup sel-restore tape handling verbs set-8mm t-select t-stat account-restore set-tape-type |
| Example | |
| Warnings | This is only supported on OA/RT implementations. |
| Compatibility | OA/RT |
| set-sct-dma | Index Level | t-act |