TAPEDEV

onconfig.std value

On UNIX: /dev/tapedev
On Windows: \\.\TAPE0

if not present

On UNIX: /dev/null

units

Pathname

takes effect

For ontape: when you execute ontape
For onload and onunload: when the database server is shut down and restarted

refer to

The following material:

• Using onload and onunload, in the IBM Informix Migration Guide
• Using ontape, in the IBM Informix Backup and Restore Guide
• LTAPEDEV

TAPEDEV specifies the device to which ontape backs up storage spaces. TAPEDEV also specifies the default device to which data is loaded or unloaded when you use the onload or onunload utilities. In Dynamic Server 10.0 and later, you can set TAPEDEV to STDIO to direct back up and restore operations to standard I/O instead of to a device.

If you change the tape device, verify that TAPEBLK and TAPESIZE are correct for the new device.