Tapedev

Specify the no-rewind tape device to use. The rewind device to use is specified by rawtapedev. Both are set per configuration in amanda.conf(5). for vtapes specify the fully qualified directory where the tapes reside, e.g., for an external hard drive under Linux:

tapedev  "file:/media/backs/amanda/DailySet1"

In most Unixes, including Linux, there are two devices per tape drive, the rewind device and the no-rewind device. The rewind device rewinds after each access, the no-rewind device does not. So to read or write several files in sequence to the tape drive, you must use the no-rewind device, and you must manually rewind as necessary.

See also FAQ:What's the difference between a device and a changer? Between tapedev and tpchanger?.