Alp Format Medium Command; Table C-3 Format Medium Command - Oracle StorageTek T10000 Reference Manual

ALP Format Medium Command

This vendor unique Format Medium command is used to start a new ALP logical
volume. The command must be issued only after positioning the tape to the
beginning of an ALP. After this Format Medium command is processed writes will
start a block ID 0.

TABLE C-3 Format Medium Command

Byte 7
0
1
2
3
thru
4
5 RSVD
Parameter
Verify:
Immed: Immediate
Format
Transfer Length
ALP
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6 5
Page Code (04h)
Reserved
Reserved
ALP
Value
0 = Do not verify format operation.
0 = Return status after format completes.
8h = Vendor unique - start new ALP logical volume.
0000h = No data is transferred for format medium command.
1 = Start new ALP logical volume.
Bit
4 3
Transfer Length
Control Byte
Automatically Linked Partitioning 277
ALP Format Medium Command
2 1
Verify Immed
Format
0