Rewind Tape Before Operation Turn on the "Rewind Tape Before Operation" option to specify the following, depending on which operation you are performing: Operation Description --------- ----------- Save BACKUP Manager rewinds the tape to which the save set is written to the beginning-of-tape marker and initializes the tape before writing the save set. When you turn off this option, the tape is placed at the logical end-of-tape (the end of the last save set, if any) before writing the new save set. Restore BACKUP Manager rewinds the tape on which the save set is written to the beginning-of-tape marker before searching for the save set; else, the search for the save set begins at the current tape position.