Mode Select Header Data; Table 3-49 Mode Select (6) Header Data - Oracle StorageTek T10000 Reference Manual

Mode Select Command
Parameter
PF: Page Format
SP: Save Parameters
Parameter List Length

Mode Select Header Data

TABLE 3-49 Mode Select (6) Header Data

Byte 7
0 (MSB)
thru
1
2 N/A
3
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Value
0 = Vendor specific format (same as PF = 1)
1 = Page formatted data follows block descriptor, or header
0 = Not supported
Contains the total number of bytes in the header, block
descriptor, and all pages.
If this length is 0, no mode select data is sent and the
command is ignored.
If this length results in the truncation of the header, block
descriptor, or any page, the command is rejected.
Mode select data can be sent as:
• Header only
• Header and page formatted data
• Header and block descriptor
• Header, block descriptor, and page formatted data
Pages can be sent in any order. If any page formatted data is
sent, the PF bit is set in the command.
6 5 4
Buffered Mode
Block Descriptor Length
Bit
3 2
Reserved
Speed Code
1 0
(LSB)
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