Report Density Support Command; Table 3-126 Report Density Support Command - Oracle StorageTek T10000 Reference Manual

Report Density Support Command

The Report Density command returns information about the density codes and
recording formats.

TABLE 3-126 Report Density Support Command

Byte 7
0
1
2 (MSB)
thru
6
7 (MSB)
thru
8
9
Parameter
Media
Allocation Length
The Report Density Support command with the Media bit set to zero returns three
density support data block descriptors on the T10000C and four density support data
block descriptors on the T100000D drive. These are the densities supported by the
tape drive. When the Media bit is set to one the densities supported by the loaded
cartridge are reported. A Type 1 cartridge supports densities 4Ah and 4Bh on both
T10000C and T10000D drives. A Type 2 cartridge supports density 4Ch on a T10000C
drive. A Type 2 cartridge supports densities 4Ch and 4Dh on a T10000D drive.
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Operation Code (44h)
Reserved
Allocation Length
Value
0 = Report densities supported by this tape drive
1 = Report densities supported by currently mounted media
Maximum size of data returned
Note – If the media bit is set to one, the tape drive must have a
tape loaded.
Report Density Support Command
Bit
4 3 2
Reserved
Control Byte
1 0
Media
(LSB)
(LSB)
Commands 171