Sun Oracle Storage Tek T10000, Reference Manual

Page: 133 / 296

E20425-01 • Chapter 4 Commands 115
Mode Select Command
Parameter Value
BIS: Block IDs Supported

1 = Tape format includes block ID
RSMK: Report Setmarks

0 = Setmarks not supported
AVC: Automatic Velocity Control

1 = Speed automatically selected
SOCF: Stop On Consecutive Filemarks

00b = Stop read ahead when buffer is full
RBO: Recover Buffer Order

0 = Not supported
REW: Report Early Warning 0 = Report early warning only on

Write and Write Filemarks commands
Gap Size

0 = Gap size not selectable
EOD Defined: End Of Data

000b = Default EOD only
EEG: EOD Enabled Generation

1 = EOD generated per EOD field
SEW: Synchronize at Early Warning

Logical End-of-Tape (LEOT)
0 = Buffered write data and filemarks not flushed
to tape when LEOT detected
1 = Buffered write data and filemarks written to
tape when LEOT detected
SWP: Soft Write Protect

0 = Not supported
Buffer Size at Early Warning

0 = Buffer size not selectable
Select Algorithm:

Select Data Compression Algorithm
00h = No data compression

01h = LZ1 compression of write records
Note: The Select Algorithm field will be ignored if
Mode Page 0Fh (Data Compression) is also sent
in the same Mode Select command.
ASOCWP: Associated Write Protect

0 = Not supported
PERSWP: Persistent Write Protect

0 = Not supported
PRMWP: Permanent Write Protect

0 = Not supported