Value
| Meaning
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TAPE_DRIVE_COMPRESSION
| The device supports hardware data compression.
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TAPE_DRIVE_ECC
| The device supports hardware error correction.
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TAPE_DRIVE_ERASE_BOP_ONLY
| The device performs the erase operation from the beginning-of-partition marker
only.
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TAPE_DRIVE_ERASE_LONG
| The device performs a long erase operation.
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TAPE_DRIVE_ERASE_IMMEDIATE
| The device performs an immediate erase operation  that is, it returns when the erase operation begins.
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TAPE_DRIVE_ERASE_SHORT
| The device performs a short erase operation.
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TAPE_DRIVE_FIXED
| The device creates fixed data partitions.
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TAPE_DRIVE_FIXED_BLOCK
| The device supports fixed-length block mode.
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TAPE_DRIVE_INITIATOR
| The device creates initiator-defined partitions.
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TAPE_DRIVE_PADDING
| The device supports data padding.
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TAPE_DRIVE_GET_ABSOLUTE_BLK
| The device provides the current device-specific block address.
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TAPE_DRIVE_GET_LOGICAL_BLK
| The device provides the current logical block address (and logical tape
partition).
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TAPE_DRIVE_REPORT_SMKS
| The device supports setmark reporting.
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TAPE_DRIVE_SELECT
| The device creates select data partitions.
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TAPE_DRIVE_SET_EOT_WZ_SIZE
| The device supports setting the end-of-medium warning size.
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TAPE_DRIVE_TAPE_CAPACITY
| The device returns the maximum capacity of the tape.
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TAPE_DRIVE_TAPE_REMAINING
| The device returns the remaining capacity of the tape.
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TAPE_DRIVE_VARIABLE_BLOCK
| The device supports variable-length block mode.
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TAPE_DRIVE_WRITE_PROTECT
| The device returns an error if the tape is write-enabled or write-protected.
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Value
| Meaning
|
TAPE_DRIVE_ABS_BLK_IMMED
| The device moves the tape to a device-specific block address and returns as
soon as the move begins.
|
TAPE_DRIVE_ABSOLUTE_BLK
| The device moves the tape to a device specific block address.
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TAPE_DRIVE_END_OF_DATA
| The device moves the tape to the end-of-data marker in a partition.
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TAPE_DRIVE_FILEMARKS
| The device moves the tape forward (or backward) a specified number of
filemarks.
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TAPE_DRIVE_LOAD_UNLOAD
| The device enables and disables the device for further operations.
|
TAPE_DRIVE_LOAD_UNLD_IMMED
| The device supports immediate load and unload operations.
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TAPE_DRIVE_LOCK_UNLOCK
| The device enables and disables the tape ejection mechanism.
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TAPE_DRIVE_LOCK_UNLK_IMMED
| The device supports immediate lock and unlock operations.
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TAPE_DRIVE_LOG_BLK_IMMED
| The device moves the tape to a logical block address in a partition and
returns as soon as the move begins.
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TAPE_DRIVE_LOGICAL_BLK
| The device moves the tape to a logical block address in a partition.
|
TAPE_DRIVE_RELATIVE_BLKS
| The device moves the tape forward (or backward) a specified number of blocks.
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TAPE_DRIVE_REVERSE_POSITION
| The device moves the tape backward over blocks, filemarks, or setmarks.
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TAPE_DRIVE_REWIND_IMMEDIATE
| The device supports immediate rewind operation.
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TAPE_DRIVE_SEQUENTIAL_FMKS
| The device moves the tape forward (or backward) to the first occurrence of a
specified number of consecutive filemarks.
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TAPE_DRIVE_SEQUENTIAL_SMKS
| The device moves the tape forward (or backward) to the first occurrence of a
specified number of consecutive setmarks.
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TAPE_DRIVE_SET_BLOCK_SIZE
| The device supports setting the size of a fixed-length logical block or
setting the variable-length block mode.
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TAPE_DRIVE_SET_COMPRESSION
| The device enables and disables hardware data compression.
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TAPE_DRIVE_SET_ECC
| The device enables and disables hardware error correction.
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TAPE_DRIVE_SET_PADDING
| The device enables and disables data padding.
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TAPE_DRIVE_SET_REPORT_SMKS
| The device enables and disables the reporting of setmarks.
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TAPE_DRIVE_SETMARKS
| The device moves the tape forward (or reverse) a specified number of setmarks.
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TAPE_DRIVE_SPACE_IMMEDIATE
| The device supports immediate spacing.
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TAPE_DRIVE_TENSION
| The device supports tape tensioning.
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TAPE_DRIVE_TENSION_IMMED
| The device supports immediate tape tensioning.
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TAPE_DRIVE_WRITE_FILEMARKS
| The device writes filemarks.
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TAPE_DRIVE_WRITE_LONG_FMKS
| The device writes long filemarks.
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TAPE_DRIVE_WRITE_MARK_IMMED
| The device supports immediate writing of short and long filemarks.
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TAPE_DRIVE_WRITE_SETMARKS
| The device writes setmarks.
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TAPE_DRIVE_WRITE_SHORT_FMKS
| The device writes short filemarks.
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