The device type of a drive is determined when the path for that drive is defined. If the wrong device file was used in the device parameter of DEFINE PATH the device type of the drive will often be GENERIC_TAPE. If you are using the TSM device driver or the IBMTape device driver, then you should not have a device type of GENERIC_TAPE. You should only have a device type of GENERIC_TAPE if you are using the native OS device driver.
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Verify that GENERIC_TAPE is the desired device type for this drive. While the device type GENERIC_TAPE is valid, it is often a mistake, and thus, should be verified that it is the intended device type. If GENERIC_TAPE is not the intended device type, all paths for this drive and the drive itself will have to be deleted and redefined.