Is there a process which I can use TSM to manage a tape, not its data.

To enable support for generic format tapes, like tar or dump.. and just
have TSM Checkin, mount on demand - return local drive that it was mounted
in, umount, and Checkout..

Seems like a simple request, but doesn't seem obvious to me at this time.
This was a function available in other vendors backup software.

Thanks,
Steve
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