Chapter 4 SCSI Commands
MODE SELECT (6) / (10) Command (15h / 55h)
DLT-S4 Interface Reference Guide
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MaxBurstSize
Binary
0080h
2
Specifies the maximum amount of data to be
transferred without disconnecting. A value of
0 sets no limit. This value is given in 512-byte
increments. For example, a value of 8
indicates 4 KB. The drive rounds values that
are not multiples of 8 down to the nearest
multiple of 8. Minimum value of this field is
0000h, maximum value is FFFFh.
NoDeferRcvdErr
Binary
0
1
When set to 1, the drive reports a deferred
recovered error as a current recovered error.
NoSCSIEject
Binary
0
1
Disables ejection of the cartridge at the
completion of an unload operation initiated
by a
SCSI LOAD UNLOAD
command.
RepBusyInProg
Binary
0
1
When set to 1, the drive reports BUSY status if
it is in the process of becoming ready.
RepMAMAvailUA Binary
0
1
When set, the drive reports a
UNIT ATTENTION
when the EMAM data is available.
ReportRcvdPerrs
Binary
1
1
When set to 1, the drive reports a recovered
error if parity error retried successfully
(Parallel SCSI only).
ReportRcvrdErr
Binary
0
1
Sets the default value of the PER bit of the
Read / Write Error Recovery Mode Page
(01h).
RewindOnReset
Binary
1
1
When set to 1, the drive rewinds the tape
medium to BOT on reset.
When set to 0, the drive does
not
rewind on
BUS RESET or BDR message.
Caution: Partial block data may be written to tape
if reset occurs during
WRITE
.
SCSIBusDMATimer Decimal
2
1
The number of seconds before the drive times
out waiting for ACK once DMA transfer
started. When set to 0, the timer is set to
infinite (Parallel SCSI only). Minimum value
of this field is 0, maximum value is 255.
Parameter
Data Type
Default
Length
(Bytes) Usage