Chapter 4 SCSI Commands
WRITE FILEMARKS Command (10h)
DLT-S4 Interface Reference Guide
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WRITE FILEMARKS Command (10h)
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The
WRITE FILEMARKS
command directs the tape drive to write the
specified number of Filemarks onto the tape, beginning at the current
logical position. If the Immed bit is not set to 1, the drive writes any data
or Filemarks in the
WRITE
cache buffer to tape.
Figure 173
WRITE
FILEMARKS
Command
Descriptor Block
—
Data
Format
Bit
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Byte
0
Operation Code (10h)
1
Reserved
WSMK (0)
Immed
2 — 4
(MSB)
Transfer Length
(LSB)
5
Control