Chapter 4 SCSI Commands
MODE SENSE (6) / (10) Command (1Ah / 5Ah)
DLT-S4 Interface Reference Guide
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MODE SENSE Block
Descriptor
4
Figure 84
describes the
MODE SENSE
block descriptor that follows the
MODE SENSE
header. A description of the
MODE SENSE
block descriptor
is provided in
table 91
.
Figure 84
MODE SENSE
Block
Descriptor — Data Format
Table 91
MODE SENSE
Block
Descriptor — Field Descriptions
Bit
Byte
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0
Density Code
1 — 3
(MSB)
Number of Blocks (000000h)
(LSB)
4
Reserved
5 — 7
(MSB)
Block Length
(LSB)
Field
Description
Density Code
Matches the current tape medium density.
Density Code
Description
00h
Default density
49h
190,000 bpi, 56 logical tracks, serial cartridge tape,
160 GB / 320 GB (Super DLTtape I)
4Ah
233,000 bpi, 40 logical tracks, serial cartridge tape,
300 GB / 600 GB (Super DLTtape II)
4Bh
256,000 bpi, 80 logical tracks, serial cartridge tape,
800 GB / 1600 GB (DLTtape S4)