/GENERIC
       /NOGENERIC (default)

    Indicates that the first parameter is a device type rather than a
    device name. Example device types are: RX50, RD52, TK50, RC25,
    RCF25, and RL02. The first free, nonallocated device of the
    specified name and type is allocated.

    The /[NO]GENERIC qualifier is placed before the device-name
    parameter in the ALLOCATE command line. For example, you can
    allocate an RK07 device by entering the following command at the
    DCL prompt ($):

    $ ALLOCATE/GENERIC RK07 DISK

    The following table shows some device types that you can specify
    with the /GENERIC qualifier. To see what devices are available,
    see your SPD for the OpenVMS version they are currently using.

                        Devices by Classification

                               Disk Devices

    EF51       EF52      EF53       EF54      EF58
    ESE20      ESE25     ESE52      ESE56     ESE58
    EZ31       EZ31L     EZ32       EZ32L     EZ33
    EZ33L      EZ34      EZ35       EZ51      EZ52
    EZ53       EZ54      EZ56R      EZ58      HSZ10
    HSZ15      HSZ20     HSZ40      ML11      RA60
    RA70       RA71      RA72       RA73      RA80
    RA81       RA82      RA90       RA92      RAH72
    RB02       RB80      RC25       RCF25     RD26
    RD31       RD32      RD33       RD51      RD52
    RD53       RD54      RF30       RF31      RF31F
    RF32       RF35      RF36       RF37      RF70
    RF71       RF72      RF73       RF74      RF75
    RFF31      RFH31     RFH32      RFH35     RFH72
    RFH73      RK06      RK07       RL01      RL02
    RM03       RM05      RM80       RP04      RP05
    RP06       RP07      RP07HT     RX01      RX02
    RX04       RX18      RX23       RX23S     RX26
    RX33       RX33S     RX35       RX50      RZ01
    RZ13       RZ14      RZ15       RZ16      RZ17
    RZ18       RZ22      RZ23       RZ23L     RZ24
    RZ24L      RZ25      RZ25L      RZ26      RZ26B
    RZ26L      RZ26M     RZ27       RZ27B     RZ27L
    RZ28       RZ28B     RZ28L      RZ29      RZ29B
    RZ31       RZ34L     RZ35       RZ35L     RZ36
    RZ36L      RZ37      RZ38       RZ55      RZ55L
    RZ56       RZ56L     RZ57       RZ57I     RZ57L
    RZ58       RZ59      RZ72       RZ73      RZ73B
    RZ74       RZ74B     RZ75       RZ75B     RZF01

                           Compact Disk Devices

    RRD40      RRD40S    RRD42      RRD43     RRD44
    RRD50      RV20      RV60       RV80      RW504
    RW510      RW514     RW516      RWZ01     RWZ21
    RWZ31      RWZ51     RWZ52      RWZ53     RWZ54

                               Tape Devices

    TA78       TA79      TA81       TA85      TA86
    TA87       TA90      TA90E      TA91      TAD85
    TAPE9      TD34      TD44       TE16      TF30
    TF70       TF85      TF86       TK50      TK50S
    TK60       TK70      TK70L      TKZ09     TKZ60
    TL810      TL820     TLZ04      TLZ06     TLZ07
    TLZ6       TLZ7      TM32       TS11      TSZ05
    TSZ07      TSZ08     TU45       TU56      TU58
    TU77       TU78      TU80       TU81      TZ30
    TZ30S      TZ85      TZ857      TZ86      TZ865
    TZ867      TZ87      TZ875      TZ877     TZ88
    TZ885      TZ887     TZ89       TZ895     TZ897
    TZK10      TZK11     TZX0