CL Command Reference - CRTDEVTAP

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Description:

The Create Device Description (Tape) (CRTDEVTAP) command creates a device description for a tape device.


Examples:

Example 1: Create a Virtual Tape Device Description

CRTDEVTAP DEVD(VIRTAP01) RSRCNAME(*VRT)

This command creates a device description for a virtual tape device that is named VIRTAP01. The device type is determined from the resource name. All virtual tape devices will be assigned a TYPE value of 63B0 and MODEL value of 001.



Example 2: Create a Tape Device Description with a Resource Name

CRTDEVTAP DEVD(TAPDEV01) RSRCNAME(TAPERSRC)

This command creates a device description for a tape device that is named TAPDEV01 with resource TAPERSRC.