  BACKUP processing of output tape? 
 The Question is:
 
I'm investigating the possibility of doing several image backups to the same
 tape.
 
Will an image backup to tape initialize the tape?
 
 
 The Answer is :
 
  Please review the documentation of BACKUP /[NO]REWIND.
  Please also review the suggested commands in the BACKUP documentation.
  And please further ensure that you have the current mandatory ECO kits
  loaded for the OpenVMS release installed.
 
 Answer written or last revised on  9-JUL-2002 
