500300 Rev. U
SCSI Configuration
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4.
Press three times. Display line two will indicate
INQUIRY:YYYYYYY
, where
YYYYYYY
is the name of the currently-loaded Inquiry Data File;
5.
To load a different Inquiry Data File:
a.
Press ENTER. Display line one will indicate
DN UP SAVE ABORT
;
b.
Press or to display the available data files in display line two;
c.
When the desired data file appears in display line two, load that file by
pressing ENTER. The display will indicate
*****
BUSY
*****
while the drive
loads the data file (if the desired data file is already loaded,
*****
BUSY
*****
will not be displayed).
d.
After the new file has been loaded, display line two will indicate
INQUIRY:
followed by the new file name;
6.
Press or to select another SCSI parameter, or press EXIT until the
MENU indicator goes out to return to normal operation.
5.1.18.2
Changing the Contents of a Custom Inquiry Data File
You can connect your tape drive to a variety of hosts by editing the CUSTOM data
file. Its four fields make up the SCSI Inquiry data file, described in detail in
Qualstar document 500358, SCSI Supplement, 34XX Series:
•
Custom Bytes 0-7
- These eight bytes of hexadecimal data are bytes 0 through
7 of the Inquiry data file. Edit these bytes with care to maintain compatibility
with SCSI systems;
•
Custom Vendor ID
- These eight bytes of ASCII data are normally used to
identify the equipment vendor;
•
Custom Product ID
- These sixteen bytes of ASCII data are normally used to
describe the product by name, model, etc.;
•
Custom Revision
- These four bytes of ASCII data are set at the factory to the
firmware revision level of the SCSI EPROM located on the SCSI Interface
PCBA.
1.
Load the Custom data file using the steps in the preceding section. Display line
two will indicate
INQUIRY:CUSTOM;
2.
Press ENTER to display the first field. Display line one will give the name of
the field, and display line two will show the current contents of that field. The
first field to be displayed is
CUSTOM BYTES 0-7;
3.
Use the and switches to select the field to be edited (Bytes 0-7, Vendor
ID, Product ID, or Revision);
4.
When the desired field name appears in display line one, press ENTER to
enable the editing mode. Display line one will then indicate
DN UP NEXT EXIT,
and display line two will contain the actual data, with a cursor (underline)
under the first digit:
