
MODE SELECT (6) / (10) Command (15h / 55h) SDLT 600 SCSI Interface Guide
4-74 January 2005 81-81200-02 REV A01
Table 4-45. MODE SELECT Mode Parameter Block Descriptor — Field Descriptions
Field
Name
Description
Density
Code
This field must contain one of the Density Code values listed below:
Density
Code Description
00h Use default density
48h 133,000 bpi, 56 logical tracks, serial cartridge tape
110.0 GB / 220.0 GB (Super DLTtape I)
1
49h 190,000 bpi, 56 logical tracks, serial cartridge tape
160.0 GB / 320.0 GB (Super DLTtape I)
1
4Ah 233,000 bpi, 40 logical tracks, serial cartridge tape
300.0 GB / 600.0 GB (Super DLTtape II)
1
50h 175,000 bpi, 60 logical tracks, serial cartridge tape
80.0 GB / 160.0 GB (VStape I)
1
7Fh No change from previous density (No Operation)
Number
of Blocks
Must be set to 0, indicating that all of the remaining logical blocks on the tape have
the medium characteristics specified by this block descriptor.
Block
Length
Specifies the length, in bytes, of each logical block transferred. A block length of 0
indicates that the length is variable (specified in the I/O command). Any value other
than 0 indicates the number of bytes per block to use for READ, WRITE, and
VERIFY commands that specify a Fixed bit of 1 (i.e., Fixed Block Mode), which
also causes the transfer length in the CDB to be defined as a block count. If the
Fixed bit is not set to 1, the drive ignores this field. The value in this field must be a
multiple of 4.
1. The Density Code must match a supported density of the tape cartridge currently mounted in the
SDLT tape drive.
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