Concepts
These basic concepts help you find out how tape files operate on your system.
Tape data files
Different formats are used for tape data files.
Tape device files
A
tape device file
allows access to data files on the tape media.
Records, blocks, and formats
Records, blocks, and record formats of the tapes are basic concepts that you need to understand when you use tape files.
Tape labeling
This series of diagrams provides a basic description of standard tape labeling used for the
System i®
products.
Parent topic:
Tape files
Related concepts
:
Database file management