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Chapter 3 Emulated DLT7000 SCSI Commands
Mode Sense (6/10) (1Ah / 5Ah)
Table 173 Medium
Partition Page - Field
Descriptions
Field Name
Description
PS
Parameters Savable. Not supported; must be 0.
Additional
Page Length
This field indicates the number of bytes in the page.
Note that this value does not include bytes 0 and 1.
The length is returned on MODE SENSE and must
subsequently be set to the same value when
performing MODE SELECT.
Maximum
Additional
Partitions
Not supported. Must be 0.
Additional
Partitions
Defined
This field specifies the number of additional
partitions to be defined for the tape based on the
settings of the SDP and IDP bits. The maximum
allowed is the value returned in the Maximum
Additional Partitions field. Since only one partition
is supported, this field must be 0.
FDP
Fixed Data Partitions. Must be 0.
SDP
Select Data Partitions. Must be 0.
IDP
Initiator Defined Patrons. Must be 0.
PSUM
Partition Size Unit of Measure. Must be 0.
Medium
Format
Recognition
Set to 01h, indicating that automatic format
recognition is supported.
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TapeAlert Page (1Ch)
The TapeAlert configuration settings can be read via the MODE SENSE
command’s TapeAlert Page.
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