AC_TAPEBLOCK configuration parameter

Use the AC_TAPEBLOCK configuration parameter to specify the size of the tape block in kilobytes when an archive is performed either the onbar -b command or the ontape -t command.

Default value
32 kilobytes
Range
0 - 2,000,000,000

Usage

When you perform an archive with:
  • onbar -b, the value of AC_TAPEBLOCK should be the value the BAR_XFER_BUF_SIZE configuration parameter multiplied by the current page size. For more information, see BAR_XFER_BUF_SIZE configuration parameter.
  • ontape -t, the value of AC_TAPEBLOCK should be the value that the TAPEBLK ONCONFIG configuration parameter was set to at the time of the archive. For more information, see Specify the tape-block-size.