
SCSI Commands
Quantum DLT 8000 Tape System 5-71
5.9 MODE SELECT Command (6) / (10) (15h / 55h)
The MODE SELECT command (available in either 6- or 10-byte format) enables the host
to configure the tape drive. Implementing MODE SELECT and MODE SENSE requires
“handshaking” between the host and the drive. Before configuring the drive, the host
should issue a MODE SENSE command to the drive to obtain a report of the current
configuration and determine what parameters are configurable. The host interprets this
information and then may issue MODE SELECT to set the drive to the host’s preferred
configuration. The Mode Parameter List described in Section 5.8 is passed from the
initiator to the drive during the command’s DATA OUT phase.
Information for the drive is carried on a number of pages, each of which serves to set the
tape drive’s operating parameters. The MODE SELECT pages supported, and the
sections of this manual that details each page, are:
Page Code Description Described in Section…..
01h READ/WRITE Error Recovery Page 5.9.2
02h Disconnect / Reconnect Page 5.9.3
0Ah Control Mode Page 5.9.4
0Fh Data Compression Page 5.9.5
10h Device Configuration Page 5.9.6
11h Medium Partition Page 5.9.7
1Ch TapeAlert Page 5.9.8
3Eh EEPROM Vendor Unique Page 5.9.9
Except for mode page 3Eh, the tape drive always powers up with its default
configurations set. This is also true if the drive receives a BUS DEVICE RESET message
or a hard reset via the RST line on the SCSI bus.
The Command Descriptor Block is illustrated in Figure 5-34.
NOTE
For a list of changeable parameters within MODE SELECT, refer to Sections 5.9.9
(EEPROM Vendor Unique Page 3Eh) and 5.9.10.
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