Medium Partition Mode Page; Table 3-62 Mode Select Medium Partition Mode Page - T10000C And T10000D - Oracle StorageTek T10000 Reference Manual

Mode Select Command

Medium Partition Mode Page

Mode select page 11h controls tape partitioning.

TABLE 3-62 Mode Select Medium Partition mode page - T10000C and T10000D

Byte 7
0 PS (0)
1
2
3
4 FDP
5
6
7
8
thru
9
n-1
thru
n
Parameter
Page Length
Maximum Additional Partitions
Additional Partitions defined
FDP: Fixed Data Partitions
SDP: Select Data Partitions
IDP: Initiator Defined Partitions
PSUM: Partition Size Unit of Measure
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6 5
SPF (1)
Page Length (1Eh)
Maximum Additional Partitions
Additional Partitions Defined
IDP
SDP
Medium Format Recognition
Reserved
Value
Additional bytes in this mode page
0Ah = Mode page with two partitions - T10000C
08h - 1Ah = determined by the number of partitions
defined - T10000D
Maximum number of additional partitions supported
1 = Always one when tape loaded (T10000C)
9 = Always nine when tape loaded (T10000D)
Number of additional partitions
0 = No additional partitions, tape has one default
partition
1 = One additional partition, tape has two partitions
(T10000C)
1-9 = Additional partitions (T10000D)
0 = Not supported
0 = Not supported
1 = Partitions defined by partition size descriptors
11b = 10
Bit
4 3
Page Code (11h)
PSM POFM
Reserved
Partition 0 Size
Partition n Size
(partition units)
bytes
2 1
CLEAR
ADDP
Partition Units
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0