Chapter 4 SCSI Commands
MODE SENSE (6) / (10) Command (1Ah / 5Ah)
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Table 99 Device Configuration
MODE SENSE
Page — Field
Descriptions
Field
Description
PS
Parameters Savable. Always set to 0.
SPF
SubPage Format. Always set to 0. Indicates that this page uses the page_0 page
format.
Page Code
Identifies the type of
MODE SENSE
page being transferred. A value of 10h
identifies this as the Device Configuration page.
Page Length
Indicates the number of bytes in the page, excluding bytes 0 and 1.
CAF
Change Active Format. Not supported.
Active Format
Not supported.
Active Partition
Indicates the current logical partition number in use. Always set to 0. The drive
only supports partition 0.
Write Buffer Full
Ratio
Indicates how full the buffer should be before the drive restarts writing to the
medium. The drive sets this field to 0 (unused) since it uses an automatic adaptive
mechanism to adjust its ratio dynamically according to the average data rates.
Read Buffer Empty
Ratio
Indicates how empty the buffer should be before the drive restarts reading from
the medium. The drive sets this field to 0 (unused) since it uses an automatic
adaptive mechanism to adjust its ratio dynamically according to the average data
rates.
Write Delay Time
Indicates the maximum time in 100 msec increments that the drive waits with a
partially fully buffer before forcing the data to tape. Note that the buffer full /
empty ratio, which is dynamic, can cause the drive to write data sooner than the
WRITE
delay time value indicates. The
WRITE
delay time defaults to 100 (64h).
This causes the drive to flush the buffer after 10 seconds. The minimum value is 15
(Fh), the maximum value is 6500 (1964h), representing a range in delay of 1.5
seconds to 11 minutes.
DBR
Data Recovery. Always set to 0.
BIS
Block Identifiers Supported. This bit is supported and is always set to 1.
RSmk
Report Setmark. Always set to 0.
AVC
Automatic Velocity Control. Always set to 0.
SOCF
Stop on Consecutive Filemarks. Always set to 0.