Chapter 4 SCSI Commands
WRITE ATTRIBUTE Command (8Dh)
DLT-S4 Interface Reference Guide
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WRITE ATTRIBUTE Command (8Dh)
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The
WRITE ATTRIBUTE
command allows an application client to write
attributes to Enhanced Medium Auxiliary Memory (EMAM). The
WRITE
ATTRIBUTE
command is the functional counterpart of the
READ
ATTRIBUTE
command. Application clients issue
READ ATTRIBUTE
commands before using this command to discover DLT-S4 tape drive
support for EMAM features.
Table 191
WRITE
ATTRIBUTE
Command
Descriptor Block
—
Data
Format
Bit
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Byte
0
Operation Code (8Dh)
1
Reserved
2 — 4
Restricted
5
Volume Number
6
Reserved
7
Partition Number
8 — 9
Reserved
10 — 13
(MSB)
Parameter List Length
(LSB)
14
Reserved
15
Control