Read the steps to successfully store data
on tape.
To store data on tape:
- Create a tape device file
- Open the tape device file
- Write the data using an application program
Data files that can be stored on tape include:
- Single volume tape data file: A file that is contained on one volume
of tape.
- Multivolume-tape data files: Files that are contained on more than one
volume of tape.
- Multifile volumes: Volumes of tape that contain more than one data file.