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SCSI Commands
Quantum DLT 4000 Tape Drive
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READ BLOCK LIMITS Command (05h) (continued)
The READ BLOCK LIMITS data shown as follows is sent during the DATA IN
phase of the command. The command does not reflect the currently selected
block size, only the available limits. MODE SENSE is the command that returns
the current block size.
Bit
Byte
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0
Reserved
1 - 3
(MSB)
Maximum Block Length
(LSB)
4 - 5
(MSB)
Minimum Block Length (0001h)
(LSB)
Figure 5–58 READ BLOCK LIMITS Data - Data Format
Table 5–57 READ BLOCK LIMITS Data - Field Descriptions
Field Name
Description
Maximum Block Length
The value in this field indicates the maximum block size. The tape
drive supports a maximum block length of 16,777,215 (16 MB-1) for
10 GB or 20 GB format. A maximum block length of 256 K bytes is
supported for 2.6 GB or 6.0 GB formats.
Minimum Block Length
The value in this field indicates the minimum block size. The tape
drive supports a minimum block length of 1 byte.
Summary of Contents for DLTtape DLT 4000
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