About configuring tape drive device files in AIX

The following topics provide information about configuring tape drive device files on AIX systems.

Table: AIX tape drive device file topics

Subject	Topic
About choosing a tape driver	See About choosing a tape driver on AIX.
About non-QIC tape drives	See About non-QIC tape drives on AIX.
About extended-file marks for drives	See About extended-file marks for drives.
About fast-tape positioning (locate-block) on AIX	See About fast-tape positioning (locate-block) on AIX.
Creating no rewind device files for tape drives	See About no rewind device files on AIX. See Creating AIX no rewind device files for tape drives. See Example of creating a no rewind device file.
About multiple tape densities	See Using multiple tape densities on AIX.
About SPC-2 SCSI reserve on AIX	See About SPC-2 SCSI reserve on AIX. See Disabling SPC-2 SCSI reserve in AIX.