Tape Files and Devices

Record the drives specified by the default settings in the Tapes tab and any additional customized settings defined. See the System Administration Guide for more information on configuring tapes.

For example:

Item	Definitions	Drives and Path Names (sample format)	Device Type (circle one for each device)
Default mvBase Tapes	Files which function as physical devices.	a:	Floppy disk
Default mvBase Tapes	Files which function as virtual devices.	__:\ mvbase\server\ tape01.vtf \\.\pipe\server \\.\tape0	Virtual tape file Virtual tape link Physical tape
Additional mvBase Tapes	Availability depends on system resources. May be virtual tape files or physical devices allocated to mvBase.	___:\ ___:\ ___:\ ___:\ ___:\	Floppy disk ¼” 8mm 4mm vtf Floppy disk ¼” 8mm 4mm vtf Floppy disk ¼” 8mm 4mm vtf Floppy disk ¼” 8mm 4mm vtf Floppy disk ¼” 8mm 4mm vtf
Physical Tapes	Physical devices previously installed and configured in Windows but not yet allocated to mvBase. Availability depends on system resources.	___:\ ___:\ ___:\ ___:\ ___:\	Floppy disk ¼” 8mm 4mm vtf Floppy disk ¼” 8mm 4mm vtf Floppy disk ¼” 8mm 4mm vtf Floppy disk ¼” 8mm 4mm vtf Floppy disk ¼” 8mm 4mm vtf