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3.10.13Medium Configuration Mode Page (1Dh)
The Medium Configuration Mode Page specifies any special considerations the tape
drive shall use when processing commands that access the medium. The WORM
mode (WORMM) bit shall be set to one when the drive is operation in WORM mode.
Byte
Bits
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
0
PS SPF(0)
Page
Code
(1Dh)
1
Page Length (1Eh)
2
Reserved WORMM
3
Reserved
4
WORM MODE LABEL RESTRICTIONS
5
WORM MODE FILEMARK RESTRICTIONS
6 - 31
Reserved
3.10.13.1
Medium Configuration Page Field Descriptions
Field
Bytes
Bits
Description
Page Code
0
0-5
1Dh, indicating the Medium Configuration Mode Page.
Length 1
Always 1Eh, indicating that 30 parameter bytes follow the Page
Length byte.
WORMM
2
7
0 = drive not operating in WORM mode.
1 = drive operating in WORM mode.
WORM Mode
Label
Restrictions
2 5
Always 0, indicating that the drive not allow any logical blocks to be
overwritten.
WORM Mode
Filemark
Restrictions
2 4
Always 2, indicating that the drive allows any number of filemarks
immediately preceding EOD to be overwritten except the filemark
closest to BOP.
Reserved
All reserved bits must be 0.
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