HP 330834-B21 - StorageWorks Ultrium 460 Tape Library Drive Module, Technical Reference Manual

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Sun Systems, Solaris (SunOS 5.x) 33
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Values for the parameters for
name
are as follows:
0x0200
Device knows when end of data has been reached.
0x0400
Device driver is unloadable.
0x1000
Time-outs five times longer than normal.
0x4000
Driver buffers write requests and pre-acknowledges success to
application.
0x8000
Variable record size not limited to 64 KB.
0x10000
Solaris 9 only: Device determines which of the two mode pages
the device supports for selecting or deselecting compression.
So
0xd639
indicates variable record length,
bsf
and
bsr
enabled, long
timeouts for erase, EOD recognition, Unloadable device driver, 5 x longer
timeouts, buffer writes and pre-acknowledge sucess, variable records not
limited to 64 KB, and, for Solaris 9 only: auto-density over-ride and
MODE
SELECT
compression.
<no. of
densities>
4
There are four densities following in the parameter list.
<density n > 0x00
Creates a device file with compression disabled.
<density 3> 0x40
or
0x42
The density code for data compression enabled by default.
<default
density>
3
Density 3 (
0x42
) is the default for Generation 2 drives.
<X timeout>
All timeouts are in seconds
Parameter Value Meaning
Parameter Value Meaning
target X
X
specifies the SCSI ID (target) of the device.
lun 0
Specifies the LUN for the device.