set-def-tape-blk command

There are two methods to configure the drive in variable block size mode:

For Windows: Not Supported

For AIX: Not Supported

For Linux: Supported

Note: To use this command, you must have root privileges and the D3 port must be started by entering d3 -0 -l (lowercase l).

Syntax

set-def-tape-blk block.size device.number

`block.size`	Size of the block.
`device.number`	Number of the tape device.

From the TCL prompt:

Enter:
```
list-device
```
Review the list of devices and determine the correct device.
Enter:
```
!mt -f device.name setblk 0
```
where device.name is the device name listed in the TCL command.

Execute this command after every Linux shutdown.

To set tape device number 5 to a physical block size of 512, enter:

set-def-tape-blk 512 5