diff --git a/core/src/lib/parse_conf.h b/core/src/lib/parse_conf.h
index 7368224ea74..9a0507df5aa 100644
--- a/core/src/lib/parse_conf.h
+++ b/core/src/lib/parse_conf.h
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ enum
   CFG_TYPE_META = 91,       /* Meta tag */
 
   // Storage daemon resource types
-  CFG_TYPE_DEVTYPE = 201,      /* Device Type */
+  // CFG_TYPE_DEVTYPE = 201,      /* Device Type */
   CFG_TYPE_MAXBLOCKSIZE = 202, /* Maximum Blocksize */
   CFG_TYPE_IODIRECTION = 203,  /* AutoXflateMode IO Direction */
   CFG_TYPE_CMPRSALGO = 204,    /* Compression Algorithm */
diff --git a/core/src/lib/res.cc b/core/src/lib/res.cc
index 54c7d05f1c9..1279b6e50d9 100644
--- a/core/src/lib/res.cc
+++ b/core/src/lib/res.cc
@@ -2205,7 +2205,7 @@ static DatatypeName datatype_names[] = {
     {CFG_TYPE_META, "META_TAG", "Meta tag"},
 
     // Storage daemon resource types
-    {CFG_TYPE_DEVTYPE, "DEVICE_TYPE", "Device Type"},
+    //{CFG_TYPE_DEVTYPE, "DEVICE_TYPE", "Device Type"},
     {CFG_TYPE_MAXBLOCKSIZE, "MAX_BLOCKSIZE", "Maximum Blocksize"},
     {CFG_TYPE_IODIRECTION, "IO_DIRECTION", "IO Direction"},
     {CFG_TYPE_CMPRSALGO, "COMPRESSION_ALGORITHM", "Compression Algorithm"},
diff --git a/core/src/lib/util.cc b/core/src/lib/util.cc
index 52a96e6d6da..3f7231491aa 100644
--- a/core/src/lib/util.cc
+++ b/core/src/lib/util.cc
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "include/allow_deprecated.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <cctype>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
@@ -1182,3 +1183,9 @@ regex_t* StringToRegex(const char* input)
   }
   return output;
 }
+
+void to_lower(std::string& s)
+{
+  std::transform(s.begin(), s.end(), s.begin(),
+                 [](unsigned char c) { return std::tolower(c); });
+}
diff --git a/core/src/lib/util.h b/core/src/lib/util.h
index fdaa58b1a73..d0d62c3f110 100644
--- a/core/src/lib/util.h
+++ b/core/src/lib/util.h
@@ -91,5 +91,6 @@ std::string CreateDelimitedStringForSqlQueries(
 
 std::string TPAsString(const std::chrono::system_clock::time_point& tp);
 regex_t* StringToRegex(const char* input);
+void to_lower(std::string& s);
 
 #endif  // BAREOS_LIB_UTIL_H_
diff --git a/core/src/stored/dev.cc b/core/src/stored/dev.cc
index d9cf8f119ba..90c91acf5cf 100644
--- a/core/src/stored/dev.cc
+++ b/core/src/stored/dev.cc
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@
 
 namespace storagedaemon {
 
+static void InitiateDevice(JobControlRecord* jcr, Device* dev);
+
 const char* Device::mode_to_str(DeviceMode mode)
 {
   static const char* modes[] = {"CREATE_READ_WRITE", "OPEN_READ_WRITE",
@@ -142,55 +144,51 @@ Device* FactoryCreateDevice(JobControlRecord* jcr,
 
   // If no device type specified, try to guess
   if (device_resource->dev_type == DeviceType::B_UNKNOWN_DEV) {
-    Jmsg2(jcr, M_ERROR, 0,
-          _("device type for %s was not identified. Cannot continue.\n"),
-          device_resource->archive_device_string);
+    Jmsg2(jcr, M_ERROR, 0, _("%s has an unknown device type %s\n"),
+          device_resource->archive_device_string,
+          device_resource->dev_type.c_str());
     return nullptr;
   }
 
   Device* dev = nullptr;
 
-  /*
-   * When using dynamic loading use the InitBackendDevice() function
-   * for any type of device.
-   */
+/*
+ * When using dynamic loading use the InitBackendDevice() function
+ * for any type of device.
+ */
 #if !defined(HAVE_DYNAMIC_SD_BACKENDS)
-  switch (device_resource->dev_type) {
+#  ifdef HAVE_WIN32
+  if (device_resource->dev_type == DeviceType::B_FILE_DEV) {
+    dev = new win32_file_device;
+  } else if (device_resource->dev_type == DeviceType::B_TAPE_DEV) {
+    dev = new win32_tape_device;
+  } else if (device_resource->dev_type == DeviceType::B_FIFO_DEV) {
+    dev = new win32_fifo_device;
+  } else
+#  else
+  if (device_resource->dev_type == DeviceType::B_FILE_DEV) {
+    dev = new unix_file_device;
+  } else if (device_resource->dev_type == DeviceType::B_TAPE_DEV) {
+    dev = new unix_tape_device;
+  } else if (device_resource->dev_type == DeviceType::B_FIFO_DEV) {
+    dev = new unix_fifo_device;
+  } else
+#  endif
 #  ifdef HAVE_GFAPI
-    case DeviceType::B_GFAPI_DEV:
-      dev = new gfapi_device;
-      break;
+      if (device_resource->dev_type == DeviceType::B_GFAPI_DEV) {
+    dev = new gfapi_device;
+  } else
 #  endif
 #  ifdef HAVE_BAREOSSD_DROPLET_DEVICE
-    case DeviceType::B_DROPLET_DEV:
-      dev = new DropletDevice;
-      break;
+      if (device_resource->dev_type == DeviceType::B_DROPLET_DEV) {
+    dev = new DropletDevice;
+  } else
 #  endif
-#  ifdef HAVE_WIN32
-    case DeviceType::B_FILE_DEV:
-      dev = new win32_file_device;
-      break;
-    case DeviceType::B_TAPE_DEV:
-      dev = new win32_tape_device;
-      break;
-    case DeviceType::B_FIFO_DEV:
-      dev = new win32_fifo_device;
-      break;
-#  else
-    case DeviceType::B_FILE_DEV:
-      dev = new unix_file_device;
-      break;
-    case DeviceType::B_TAPE_DEV:
-      dev = new unix_tape_device;
-      break;
-    case DeviceType::B_FIFO_DEV:
-      dev = new unix_fifo_device;
-      break;
-#  endif
-    case DeviceType::B_UNKNOWN_DEV:
-      Jmsg2(jcr, M_ERROR, 0, _("%s has an unknown device type %d\n"),
-            device_resource->archive_device_string, device_resource->dev_type);
-      return nullptr;
+  {
+    Jmsg2(jcr, M_ERROR, 0, _("%s has unsupported device type %s\n"),
+          device_resource->archive_device_string,
+          device_resource->dev_type.c_str());
+    return nullptr;
   }
 #else
   dev = InitBackendDevice(jcr, device_resource->dev_type);
@@ -200,8 +198,7 @@ Device* FactoryCreateDevice(JobControlRecord* jcr,
             _("Initialization of dynamic %s device \"%s\" with archive "
               "device \"%s\" failed. Backend "
               "library might be missing or backend directory incorrect.\n"),
-            device_type_to_name_mapping.at(device_resource->dev_type),
-            device_resource->resource_name_,
+            device_resource->dev_type.c_str(), device_resource->resource_name_,
             device_resource->archive_device_string);
     } catch (const std::out_of_range&) {
       // device_resource->dev_type could exceed limits of map
@@ -210,45 +207,54 @@ Device* FactoryCreateDevice(JobControlRecord* jcr,
   }
 #endif  // !defined(HAVE_DYNAMIC_SD_BACKENDS)
 
+  dev->device_resource = device_resource;
+  device_resource->dev = dev;
+
+  InitiateDevice(jcr, dev);
+  return dev;
+}  // namespace storagedaemon
+
+static void InitiateDevice(JobControlRecord* jcr, Device* dev)
+{
   dev->InvalidateSlotNumber(); /* unknown */
 
   // Copy user supplied device parameters from Resource
   dev->archive_device_string
-      = GetMemory(strlen(device_resource->archive_device_string) + 1);
-  PmStrcpy(dev->archive_device_string, device_resource->archive_device_string);
-  if (device_resource->device_options) {
-    dev->dev_options = GetMemory(strlen(device_resource->device_options) + 1);
-    PmStrcpy(dev->dev_options, device_resource->device_options);
+      = GetMemory(strlen(dev->device_resource->archive_device_string) + 1);
+  PmStrcpy(dev->archive_device_string,
+           dev->device_resource->archive_device_string);
+  if (dev->device_resource->device_options) {
+    dev->dev_options
+        = GetMemory(strlen(dev->device_resource->device_options) + 1);
+    PmStrcpy(dev->dev_options, dev->device_resource->device_options);
   }
-  dev->prt_name = GetMemory(strlen(device_resource->archive_device_string)
-                            + strlen(device_resource->resource_name_) + 20);
+  dev->prt_name
+      = GetMemory(strlen(dev->device_resource->archive_device_string)
+                  + strlen(dev->device_resource->resource_name_) + 20);
 
 
-  Mmsg(dev->prt_name, "\"%s\" (%s)", device_resource->resource_name_,
-       device_resource->archive_device_string);
+  Mmsg(dev->prt_name, "\"%s\" (%s)", dev->device_resource->resource_name_,
+       dev->device_resource->archive_device_string);
   Dmsg1(400, "Allocate dev=%s\n", dev->print_name());
-  CopySetBits(CAP_MAX, device_resource->cap_bits, dev->capabilities);
+  CopySetBits(CAP_MAX, dev->device_resource->cap_bits, dev->capabilities);
 
 
-  dev->min_block_size = device_resource->min_block_size;
-  dev->max_block_size = device_resource->max_block_size;
+  dev->min_block_size = dev->device_resource->min_block_size;
+  dev->max_block_size = dev->device_resource->max_block_size;
   dev->max_volume_size = 0;
-  dev->max_file_size = device_resource->max_file_size;
-  dev->max_concurrent_jobs = device_resource->max_concurrent_jobs;
-  dev->volume_capacity = device_resource->volume_capacity;
-  dev->max_rewind_wait = device_resource->max_rewind_wait;
-  dev->max_open_wait = device_resource->max_open_wait;
-  dev->max_open_vols = device_resource->max_open_vols;
-  dev->vol_poll_interval = device_resource->vol_poll_interval;
-  dev->max_spool_size = device_resource->max_spool_size;
-  dev->drive = device_resource->drive;
-  dev->drive_index = device_resource->drive_index;
-  dev->autoselect = device_resource->autoselect;
-  dev->norewindonclose = device_resource->norewindonclose;
-  dev->dev_type = device_resource->dev_type;
-  dev->device_resource = device_resource;
-
-  device_resource->dev = dev;
+  dev->max_file_size = dev->device_resource->max_file_size;
+  dev->max_concurrent_jobs = dev->device_resource->max_concurrent_jobs;
+  dev->volume_capacity = dev->device_resource->volume_capacity;
+  dev->max_rewind_wait = dev->device_resource->max_rewind_wait;
+  dev->max_open_wait = dev->device_resource->max_open_wait;
+  dev->max_open_vols = dev->device_resource->max_open_vols;
+  dev->vol_poll_interval = dev->device_resource->vol_poll_interval;
+  dev->max_spool_size = dev->device_resource->max_spool_size;
+  dev->drive = dev->device_resource->drive;
+  dev->drive_index = dev->device_resource->drive_index;
+  dev->autoselect = dev->device_resource->autoselect;
+  dev->norewindonclose = dev->device_resource->norewindonclose;
+  dev->dev_type = dev->device_resource->dev_type;
 
   if (dev->vol_poll_interval && dev->vol_poll_interval < 60) {
     dev->vol_poll_interval = 60;
@@ -263,15 +269,16 @@ Device* FactoryCreateDevice(JobControlRecord* jcr,
    */
   if (dev->IsFile() && dev->RequiresMount()) {
     struct stat statp;
-    if (!device_resource->mount_point
-        || stat(device_resource->mount_point, &statp) < 0) {
+    if (!dev->device_resource->mount_point
+        || stat(dev->device_resource->mount_point, &statp) < 0) {
       BErrNo be;
       dev->dev_errno = errno;
       Jmsg2(jcr, M_ERROR_TERM, 0, _("Unable to stat mount point %s: ERR=%s\n"),
-            device_resource->mount_point, be.bstrerror());
+            dev->device_resource->mount_point, be.bstrerror());
     }
 
-    if (!device_resource->mount_command || !device_resource->unmount_command) {
+    if (!dev->device_resource->mount_command
+        || !dev->device_resource->unmount_command) {
       Jmsg0(jcr, M_ERROR_TERM, 0,
             _("Mount and unmount commands must defined for a device which "
               "requires mount.\n"));
@@ -361,8 +368,6 @@ Device* FactoryCreateDevice(JobControlRecord* jcr,
   dev->initiated = true;
   Dmsg3(100, "dev=%s dev_max_bs=%u max_bs=%u\n", dev->archive_device_string,
         dev->device_resource->max_block_size, dev->max_block_size);
-
-  return dev;
 }
 
 // This routine initializes the device wait timers
@@ -575,7 +580,7 @@ bool Device::open(DeviceControlRecord* dcr, DeviceMode omode)
   }
 
   Dmsg4(100, "open dev: type=%d archive_device_string=%s vol=%s mode=%s\n",
-        dev_type, print_name(), getVolCatName(), mode_to_str(omode));
+        dev_type.c_str(), print_name(), getVolCatName(), mode_to_str(omode));
 
   ClearBit(ST_LABEL, state);
   ClearBit(ST_APPENDREADY, state);
@@ -941,21 +946,15 @@ bool Device::close(DeviceControlRecord* dcr)
 
   if (!norewindonclose) { OfflineOrRewind(); }
 
-  switch (dev_type) {
-    case DeviceType::B_TAPE_DEV:
-      UnlockDoor();
-      [[fallthrough]];
-    default:
-      status = d_close(fd);
-      if (status < 0) {
-        BErrNo be;
-
-        Mmsg2(errmsg, _("Unable to close device %s. ERR=%s\n"), print_name(),
-              be.bstrerror());
-        dev_errno = errno;
-        retval = false;
-      }
-      break;
+  if (dev_type == DeviceType::B_TAPE_DEV) { UnlockDoor(); }
+  status = d_close(fd);
+  if (status < 0) {
+    BErrNo be;
+
+    Mmsg2(errmsg, _("Unable to close device %s. ERR=%s\n"), print_name(),
+          be.bstrerror());
+    dev_errno = errno;
+    retval = false;
   }
 
   unmount(dcr, 1); /* do unmount if required */
diff --git a/core/src/stored/dev.h b/core/src/stored/dev.h
index 9be47b5dec0..e8e8b2ed7c7 100644
--- a/core/src/stored/dev.h
+++ b/core/src/stored/dev.h
@@ -86,19 +86,6 @@ enum class DeviceMode : int
   OPEN_WRITE_ONLY
 };
 
-enum class DeviceType : int
-{
-  B_FILE_DEV = 1,
-  B_TAPE_DEV = 2,
-  B_FIFO_DEV = 3,
-  // B_VTL_DEV = 4,
-  B_GFAPI_DEV = 5,
-  B_DROPLET_DEV = 6,
-  // B_RADOS_DEV = 7,
-  // B_CEPHFS_DEV = 8
-  B_UNKNOWN_DEV = 0
-};
-
 // Generic status bits returned from StatusDev()
 enum
 {
@@ -183,6 +170,15 @@ enum
 // Make sure you have enough bits to store all above bit fields.
 #define ST_BYTES NbytesForBits(ST_MAX + 1)
 
+struct DeviceType {
+  static constexpr std::string_view B_DROPLET_DEV = "droplet";
+  static constexpr std::string_view B_FIFO_DEV = "fifo";
+  static constexpr std::string_view B_FILE_DEV = "file";
+  static constexpr std::string_view B_GFAPI_DEV = "gfapi";
+  static constexpr std::string_view B_TAPE_DEV = "tape";
+  static constexpr std::string_view B_UNKNOWN_DEV = "";
+};
+
 /*
  * Device structure definition.
  *
@@ -222,7 +218,7 @@ class Device {
   int dev_errno{};            /**< Our own errno */
   int oflags{};               /**< Read/write flags */
   DeviceMode open_mode{DeviceMode::kUndefined};
-  DeviceType dev_type{DeviceType::B_UNKNOWN_DEV};
+  std::string dev_type{};
   bool autoselect{};          /**< Autoselect in autochanger */
   bool norewindonclose{};     /**< Don't rewind tape drive on close */
   bool initiated{};           /**< Set when FactoryCreateDevice() called */
diff --git a/core/src/stored/device_resource.h b/core/src/stored/device_resource.h
index 987cf2708b0..40a1c927ded 100644
--- a/core/src/stored/device_resource.h
+++ b/core/src/stored/device_resource.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
    Copyright (C) 2000-2011 Free Software Foundation Europe e.V.
    Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Planets Communications B.V.
-   Copyright (C) 2013-2021 Bareos GmbH & Co. KG
+   Copyright (C) 2013-2022 Bareos GmbH & Co. KG
 
    This program is Free Software; you can redistribute it and/or
    modify it under the terms of version three of the GNU Affero General Public
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class DeviceResource : public BareosResource {
   char* changer_command;        /**< Changer command  -- external program */
   char* alert_command;          /**< Alert command -- external program */
   char* spool_directory;        /**< Spool file directory */
-  DeviceType dev_type;          /**< device type */
+  std::string dev_type;         /**< device type */
   uint32_t label_type;          /**< label type */
   bool autoselect;              /**< Automatically select from AutoChanger */
   bool norewindonclose;         /**< Don't rewind tape drive on close */
diff --git a/core/src/stored/mount.cc b/core/src/stored/mount.cc
index 0091d714b8a..33ab5e10768 100644
--- a/core/src/stored/mount.cc
+++ b/core/src/stored/mount.cc
@@ -726,8 +726,8 @@ bool DeviceControlRecord::is_eod_valid()
   } else {
     Mmsg1(
         jcr->errmsg,
-        _("Don't know how to check if EOD is valid for a device of type %d\n"),
-        dev->dev_type);
+        _("Don't know how to check if EOD is valid for a device of type %s\n"),
+        dev->dev_type.c_str());
     Jmsg(jcr, M_ERROR, 0, jcr->errmsg);
     Dmsg0(050, jcr->errmsg);
     return false;
diff --git a/core/src/stored/sd_backends.cc b/core/src/stored/sd_backends.cc
index 6f3aadb178a..f19d88c974d 100644
--- a/core/src/stored/sd_backends.cc
+++ b/core/src/stored/sd_backends.cc
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ namespace storagedaemon {
 
 struct BackendDeviceLibraryDescriptor {
  public:
-  DeviceType device_type{DeviceType::B_UNKNOWN_DEV};
+  std::string device_type{};
 
  private:
   void* dynamic_library_handle{};
   BackendInterface* backend_interface{};
 
  public:
-  BackendDeviceLibraryDescriptor(DeviceType t_device_type,
+  BackendDeviceLibraryDescriptor(const std::string& t_device_type,
                                  void* t_dynamic_library_handle,
                                  BackendInterface* t_backend_interface)
       : device_type(t_device_type)
@@ -71,31 +71,14 @@ struct BackendDeviceLibraryDescriptor {
       const BackendDeviceLibraryDescriptor& other)
       = delete;
   BackendDeviceLibraryDescriptor(BackendDeviceLibraryDescriptor&& other)
-  {
-    device_type = other.device_type;
-    std::swap(dynamic_library_handle, other.dynamic_library_handle);
-    std::swap(backend_interface, other.backend_interface);
-  }
+      = default;
   BackendDeviceLibraryDescriptor& operator=(
       BackendDeviceLibraryDescriptor&& other)
-  {
-    device_type = other.device_type;
-    std::swap(dynamic_library_handle, other.dynamic_library_handle);
-    std::swap(backend_interface, other.backend_interface);
-    return *this;
-  }
+      = default;
 
   Device* GetDevice() { return backend_interface->GetDevice(); }
 };
 
-const std::map<DeviceType, const char*> device_type_to_name_mapping
-    = {{DeviceType::B_FIFO_DEV, "fifo"},
-       {DeviceType::B_FILE_DEV, "file"},
-       {DeviceType::B_TAPE_DEV, "tape"},
-       {DeviceType::B_GFAPI_DEV, "gfapi"},
-       {DeviceType::B_DROPLET_DEV, "droplet"},
-       {DeviceType::B_UNKNOWN_DEV, nullptr}};
-
 static std::vector<std::unique_ptr<BackendDeviceLibraryDescriptor>>
     loaded_backends;
 static std::vector<std::string> backend_directories;
@@ -112,20 +95,14 @@ static inline const char* get_dlerror()
   return error != nullptr ? error : "";
 }
 
-Device* InitBackendDevice(JobControlRecord* jcr, DeviceType device_type)
+Device* InitBackendDevice(JobControlRecord* jcr, const std::string& device_type)
 {
   if (backend_directories.empty()) {
-    Jmsg(jcr, M_ERROR_TERM, 0, _("Catalog Backends Dir not configured.\n"));
+    Jmsg(jcr, M_ERROR_TERM, 0, _("storage backend dir not configured.\n"));
     // does not return
   }
 
-  const char* interface_name = nullptr;
-
-  try {
-    interface_name = device_type_to_name_mapping.at(device_type);
-  } catch (const std::out_of_range&) {
-    return nullptr;
-  }
+  const char* interface_name = device_type.c_str();
 
   for (const auto& b : loaded_backends) {
     if (b->device_type == device_type) { return b->GetDevice(); }
diff --git a/core/src/stored/sd_backends.h b/core/src/stored/sd_backends.h
index b16681246cf..72896cc536a 100644
--- a/core/src/stored/sd_backends.h
+++ b/core/src/stored/sd_backends.h
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ BackendInterface* GetBackend(void);
 #if defined(HAVE_DYNAMIC_SD_BACKENDS)
 #  include <map>
 void SetBackendDeviceDirectories(std::vector<std::string>&& new_backend_dirs);
-Device* InitBackendDevice(JobControlRecord* jcr, DeviceType device_type);
+Device* InitBackendDevice(JobControlRecord* jcr,
+                          const std::string& device_type);
 void FlushAndCloseBackendDevices();
 
-extern const std::map<DeviceType, const char*> device_type_to_name_mapping;
 #endif
 } /* namespace storagedaemon */
 
diff --git a/core/src/stored/stored_conf.cc b/core/src/stored/stored_conf.cc
index d3b391517a0..38fc5fd3c40 100644
--- a/core/src/stored/stored_conf.cc
+++ b/core/src/stored/stored_conf.cc
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static ResourceItem dev_items[] = {
   {"Description", CFG_TYPE_STR, ITEM(res_dev, description_), 0, 0, NULL, NULL,
       "The Description directive provides easier human recognition, but is not used by Bareos directly."},
   {"MediaType", CFG_TYPE_STRNAME, ITEM(res_dev, media_type), 0, CFG_ITEM_REQUIRED, NULL, NULL, NULL},
-  {"DeviceType", CFG_TYPE_DEVTYPE, ITEM(res_dev, dev_type), 0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL},
+  {"DeviceType", CFG_TYPE_STDSTR, ITEM(res_dev, dev_type), 0, CFG_ITEM_DEFAULT, "", NULL, NULL},
   {"ArchiveDevice", CFG_TYPE_STRNAME, ITEM(res_dev, archive_device_string), 0, CFG_ITEM_REQUIRED, NULL, NULL, NULL},
   {"DeviceOptions", CFG_TYPE_STR, ITEM(res_dev, device_options), 0, 0, NULL, "15.2.0-", NULL},
   {"DiagnosticDevice", CFG_TYPE_STRNAME, ITEM(res_dev, diag_device_name), 0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL},
@@ -247,21 +247,6 @@ static ResourceTable resources[] = {
 static struct s_kw authentication_methods[]
     = {{"None", AT_NONE}, {"Clear", AT_CLEAR}, {"MD5", AT_MD5}, {NULL, 0}};
 
-struct s_dvt_kw {
-  const char* name;
-  DeviceType token;
-};
-
-static s_dvt_kw device_types[]
-    = {{"file", DeviceType::B_FILE_DEV},
-       {"tape", DeviceType::B_TAPE_DEV},
-       {"fifo", DeviceType::B_FIFO_DEV},
-       {"gfapi", DeviceType::B_GFAPI_DEV},
-       /* compatibility: object have been renamed to droplet */
-       {"object", DeviceType::B_DROPLET_DEV},
-       {"droplet", DeviceType::B_DROPLET_DEV},
-       {nullptr, DeviceType::B_UNKNOWN_DEV}};
-
 struct s_io_kw {
   const char* name;
   AutoXflateMode token;
@@ -328,27 +313,6 @@ static void StoreAutopassword(LEX* lc, ResourceItem* item, int index, int pass)
   }
 }
 
-static void StoreDeviceType(LEX* lc, ResourceItem* item, int index, int)
-{
-  int i;
-
-  LexGetToken(lc, BCT_NAME);
-  // Store the label pass 2 so that type is defined
-  for (i = 0; device_types[i].name; i++) {
-    if (Bstrcasecmp(lc->str, device_types[i].name)) {
-      SetItemVariable<DeviceType>(*item, device_types[i].token);
-      i = 0;
-      break;
-    }
-  }
-  if (i != 0) {
-    scan_err1(lc, _("Expected a Device Type keyword, got: %s"), lc->str);
-  }
-  ScanToEol(lc);
-  SetBit(index, (*item->allocated_resource)->item_present_);
-  ClearBit(index, (*item->allocated_resource)->inherit_content_);
-}
-
 // Store Maximum Block Size, and check it is not greater than MAX_BLOCK_LENGTH
 static void StoreMaxblocksize(LEX* lc, ResourceItem* item, int index, int pass)
 {
@@ -447,9 +411,6 @@ static void ParseConfigCb(LEX* lc,
     case CFG_TYPE_AUTHTYPE:
       StoreAuthenticationType(lc, item, index, pass);
       break;
-    case CFG_TYPE_DEVTYPE:
-      StoreDeviceType(lc, item, index, pass);
-      break;
     case CFG_TYPE_MAXBLOCKSIZE:
       StoreMaxblocksize(lc, item, index, pass);
       break;
@@ -583,6 +544,22 @@ static void GuessMissingDeviceTypes(ConfigurationParser& my_config)
   }
 }
 
+static void CheckDeviceBackends(ConfigurationParser& my_config)
+{
+  PluginRegistry<BackendInterface>::DumpDbg();
+
+  BareosResource* p = nullptr;
+
+  while ((p = my_config.GetNextRes(R_DEVICE, p)) != nullptr) {
+    DeviceResource* d = dynamic_cast<DeviceResource*>(p);
+    if (d) {
+      to_lower(d->dev_type);
+      Dmsg0(50, "device %s has dev_type %s\n", d->resource_name_,
+            d->dev_type.c_str());
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 static void ConfigReadyCallback(ConfigurationParser& my_config)
 {
   MultiplyConfiguredDevices(my_config);
diff --git a/docs/manuals/source/include/autogenerated/bareos-dir-config-schema.json b/docs/manuals/source/include/autogenerated/bareos-dir-config-schema.json
index 9e408c4d378..66cccf090d8 100644
--- a/docs/manuals/source/include/autogenerated/bareos-dir-config-schema.json
+++ b/docs/manuals/source/include/autogenerated/bareos-dir-config-schema.json
@@ -3393,10 +3393,6 @@
       "number": 91,
       "description": "Meta tag"
     },
-    "DEVICE_TYPE": {
-      "number": 201,
-      "description": "Device Type"
-    },
     "MAX_BLOCKSIZE": {
       "number": 202,
       "description": "Maximum Blocksize"
diff --git a/docs/manuals/source/include/autogenerated/bareos-sd-config-schema.json b/docs/manuals/source/include/autogenerated/bareos-sd-config-schema.json
index 41d3c8208a7..0275769df49 100644
--- a/docs/manuals/source/include/autogenerated/bareos-sd-config-schema.json
+++ b/docs/manuals/source/include/autogenerated/bareos-sd-config-schema.json
@@ -505,8 +505,9 @@
           "required": true
         },
         "DeviceType": {
-          "datatype": "DEVICE_TYPE",
+          "datatype": "STRING",
           "code": 0,
+          "default_value": "",
           "equals": true
         },
         "ArchiveDevice": {