# Class CIM_TapeDrive
extends CIM_MediaAccessDevice

Capabilities and managment of a TapeDrive, a subtype of MediaAccessDevice.

### Table of Contents
Hierarchy
Direct Known Subclasses
Class Qualifiers
Class Properties
Class Methods

## Class Hierarchy

CIM_ManagedElement
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+--CIM_ManagedSystemElement
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+--CIM_LogicalElement
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+--CIM_EnabledLogicalElement
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+--CIM_AllocatedLogicalElement
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+--CIM_LogicalDevice
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+--CIM_MediaAccessDevice
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+--CIM_TapeDrive

## Direct Known Subclasses

## Class Qualifiers

Name | Data Type | Value
--- | --- | ---
Description | string | Capabilities and managment of a TapeDrive, a subtype of MediaAccessDevice.
UMLPackagePath | string | CIM::Device::StorageDevices
Version | string | 2.6.0

## Class Properties

### Local Class Properties

Name | Data Type | Default Value | Qualifiers
--- | --- | --- | ---
Name | Data Type | Value
EOTWarningZoneSize | uint32 |
Description | string | EOTWarningZoneSize indicates the size, in bytes, of the area designated as 'end of tape'. Access in this area generates an 'end of tape' warning.
PUnit | string | byte
Units | string | Bytes
MaxPartitionCount | uint32 |
Description | string | Maximum partition count for the TapeDrive.
MaxRewindTime | uint64 |
Description | string | Time in milliseconds to move from the most physically distant point on the tape to the beginning.
PUnit | string | second * 10^-3
Units | string | MilliSeconds
Padding | uint32 |
Description | string | Padding indicates the number of bytes inserted between blocks on a tape Media.
PUnit | string | byte
Units | string | Bytes

### Inherited Properties

Name | Data Type
--- | ---
AllocationState | string
Availability | uint16
Caption | string
CommunicationStatus | uint16
CompressionMethod | string
CreationClassName | string
DefaultBlockSize | uint64
Description | string
DetailedStatus | uint16
DeviceID | string
ElementName | string
EnabledDefault | uint16
EnabledState | uint16
ErrorCleared | boolean
ErrorDescription | string
ErrorMethodology | string
Generation | uint64
HealthState | uint16
InstallDate | datetime
InstanceID | string
LastCleaned | datetime
LastErrorCode | uint32
LoadTime | uint64
LocationIndicator | uint16
MaxAccessTime | uint64
MaxBlockSize | uint64
MaxMediaSize | uint64
MaxQuiesceTime | uint64
MaxUnitsBeforeCleaning | uint64
MediaIsLocked | boolean
MinBlockSize | uint64
MountCount | uint64
Name | string
NeedsCleaning | boolean
NumberOfMediaSupported | uint32
OperatingStatus | uint16
OtherEnabledState | string
PowerManagementSupported | boolean
PowerOnHours | uint64
PrimaryStatus | uint16
RequestedState | uint16
Security | uint16
Status | string
StatusInfo | uint16
SystemCreationClassName | string
SystemName | string
TimeOfLastMount | datetime
TimeOfLastStateChange | datetime
TotalMountTime | uint64
TotalPowerOnHours | uint64
TransitioningToState | uint16
UncompressedDataRate | uint32
UnitsDescription | string
UnitsUsed | uint64
UnloadTime | uint64
AdditionalAvailability | uint16[]
AvailableRequestedStates | uint16[]
Capabilities | uint16[]
CapabilityDescriptions | string[]
IdentifyingDescriptions | string[]
OperationalStatus | uint16[]
OtherIdentifyingInfo | string[]
PowerManagementCapabilities | uint16[]
StatusDescriptions | string[]

## Class Methods

### Inherited Class Methods

Name | Return Type
--- | ---
EnableDevice | uint32
LockMedia | uint32
OnlineDevice | uint32
QuiesceDevice | uint32
RequestStateChange | uint32
Reset | uint32
RestoreProperties | uint32
SaveProperties | uint32
SetPowerState | uint32