HP DDS/DAT tape drives UNIX, Linux and OpenVMS configuration guide (DW049-90930, May 2010)

4. The following details are displayed:
Check the following values and change them if necessary:
BLOCK Size (0=variable length)= 0
Use EXTENDED file marks = no
RESERVE/RELEASE support = yes
Set timeout for the READ or WRITE command = 1200
Click on the OK button to apply the changes.
If you are using a non-graphics terminal
1. At the command line type:
nl
% smit -C tape
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