Rewind Norewind Specifies that the tape that contains the backup file be rewound before processing begins. The tape is searched for the backup file starting at the beginning-of-tape (BOT). The Norewind qualifier is the default and causes the backup file to be searched starting at the current tape position. The Rewind and Norewind qualifiers are applicable only to tape devices. Oracle RMU returns an error message if these qualifiers are used and the target device is not a tape device.