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Version 1.0
Sep. 2004
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This Product Specification Manual is applicable for AIT-1 Turbo drive.

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  • Page 1 SDX-450V/P SDX-450V/RP 5.25”Model Product Specification Manual Version 1.0 Sep. 2004 Copyright © 2004 Sony Corporation. All right reserved. NOTE: This Product Specification Manual is applicable for AIT-1 Turbo drive.
  • Page 2 Notice This document contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced or translated to another language without prior written consent of Sony. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. SONY MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS DOCUMENT.
  • Page 3 Changing List Page Clause Title Modify Delete Remarks SDX-450V Series Ver. 1.0 SEPTEMBER, 2004 (RELEASE)
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  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction 1.1. About this Product Specification Manual 1.2. Introducing the SONY AIT Technology 1.3. Features of the Drive 1.4. Reference 1.4.1. How to get ECMA-222, 246, 291 Standard Document Specifications 2.1. Specifications 2.1.1. Dimensions 2.1.1.1. Mounting Holes 2.1.2.
  • Page 6 Installation 3.1. Installation Guide 3.1.1. SCSI ID Number Jumper 3.1.2. Termination Power Switch 3.1.3. Parity Disable Jumper 3.1.4. Data Compression ON Switch 3.1.5. Power Connector 3.1.6. SCSI 68 pin Connector 3.1.7. Attaching and Removing the Dust Cover 3.1.7.1. Attaching the Dust Cover 3.1.7.2.
  • Page 7 4.5.3. Clearance for Service 4.5.4. Packaging for Return to Sony SCSI Interface 5.1. Introduction 5.1.1. Overview of the SCSI Interface 5.1.2. Supported Messages 5.1.3. Supported and Unsupported Commands 5.2. SCSI BUS Operation 5.2.1. Typical SCSI Operation 5.2.2. Disconnect 5.3. Message Specification 5.3.1.
  • Page 8 6.6.10. Data Compression Transfer Log Page 6.6.11. AIT Log Page (3Ch) 6.6.12. MIC Fixed Length Information page (3Dh) 6.6.13. MIC Variable Length Information Page (3Eh) 6.7. MODE SELECT 15h 6.7.1. Disconnect-Reconnect Page (02h) 6.7.2. Data Compression Control Page (0Fh) 6.7.3. Device Configuration Page (10h) 6.7.4.
  • Page 9 Drive Diagnostics 7.1. Overview 7.2. Diagnostic Test 7.2.1. Power-on Self Test 7.2.2. SEND DIAGNOSTIC command – Self Test 7.2.3. SEND DIAGNOSTIC command – Individual Test 7.2.4. Diagnostic Test Number Summary 7.2.5. RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULT command 7.2.6. Diagnostics Results Reference 7.2.7. Diagnostic Tests Requiring Additional Parameters 7.2.7.1.
  • Page 10 13.8.1.1. Procedure for Writing User Data on MIC using LOG SELECT Command 13.8.2. User Data Length: 380 byte 13.8.2.1. Procedure of Reading User Data on MIC using LOG SENSE Command 13.8.3. How to Update the User Volume Note 13.8.4. How to Update the User Partition Note 13.8.5.

  • Page 11: About This Product Specification Manual

    1.Introduction 1. Introduction About this Product Specification Manual 1.1. This Product Specification Manual is applicable for AIT-1 Turbo drive. This manual provides information about the Sony SDX-450V series Advanced Intelligent Tape Drives which is necessary to integrate the drives into OEM products. This manual describes the specifications, SCSI Interface, diagnostics, operation and installation of the Sony AIT-1 Turbo Tape Drives.

  • Page 12: Features Of The Drive

    1.Introduction 1.3. Features of the Drive Major features of the Sony SDX-450V include: • Capacity 20 Gbyte typical when using 98 meter tape AIT-E Turbo cassette (TAITE-20N) 52 Gbyte with 2.6:1 Data Compression 25 Gbyte typical when using 170 meter tape AIT-1 cassette (SDX-T3N or SDX1-25C) 65 Gbyte with 2.6:1 Data Compression 35 Gbyte typical when using 230 meter tape AIT-1 cassette (SDX1-35C) 91 Gbyte with 2.6:1 Data Compression...

  • Page 13: Reference

    1.Introduction Reference 1.4. Please refer to the following documents for additional information: • SCSI-2 ANSI X3.131.-1996 Small Computer Systems Interface-2 (SCSI-2). • SCSI Parallel Interface-2 (SPI-2) ANSI X3T10-1142D rev 20b. ANSI X3T9.2/86-109 (Revision 10H, or above), available through ANSI. • ALDC - Adaptive Lossless Data Compression (ALDC) Algorithm; ECMA-222, available through ECMA.
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  • Page 15: Specifications

    2.Specification 2. Specifications Physical, environmental and performance specifications for the SDX-450V/P and SDX-450V/RP. 2.1. Specifications Dimensions 2.1.1. The SDX-450V/P Height 41.2 mm (1.62 in) ± 0.5 mm (0.02 in) Width 101.6 mm (4.00 in) ± 0.5 mm (0.02 in) Depth 155.0 mm (6.10 in) ±...

  • Page 16: Mounting Holes

    2.Specification 2.1.1.1. Mounting Holes Figure 2-2a gives details of the mounting holes for the Sony SDX-450V/P and figure 2-2b for the Sony SDX-450V/RP. 60.0 0.3mm [2.36" 0.01"] 21.0 0.3mm [0.83" 0.01"] 90.0 0.3mm [3.54" 0.01"] 7.4 0.6mm [0.29" 0.02"] 155.0 0.5mm [6.10" 0.02"] 9.8 0.6mm [0.39"...
  • Page 17 2.Specification 7.0 0.5mm 79.2 0.3mm [3.12" 0.01"] [0.28" 0.02"] 47.5 0.3mm [1.87" 0.01"] 79.2 0.3mm [3.12" 0.01"] 7.4 0.6mm [0.29" 0.02"] 155.0 0.5mm [6.10" 0.02"] 9.8 0.6mm 70.0 0.3mm [2.76" 0.01"] [0.39" 0.02"] 31.0 0.3mm 42.0 0.3mm [1.22" 0.01"] [1.65" 0.01"] 47.5 0.3mm [1.87"...

  • Page 18: Weight

    2.Specification Weight 2.1.2. SDX-450V/P 740 grams, without a cassette and a front bezel. SDX-450V/RP 970 grams, without a cassette and a front bezel. Connectors 2.1.3. The SDX-450V has a SCSI connector with a power connector and Jumpers at the positions shown in Figure 2-3. All other connectors are for use by Sony’s manufacturing and service facilities only.

  • Page 19: Altitude

    2.Specification Altitude 2.2.2. Operating 0 to 10,000 feet 2.2.3. Suspended Particulate Operating Less than 150 microgram/m Based Sampling period 24 hours Vibration 2.2.4. Operating Swept Sine 5 to 500Hz, @0.25G Peak 1 Octave/min. 3 axis, 3 directions Non-operating Swept Sine 5 to 500Hz, @ 0.5G Peak 1 Octave/min. 3 axis, 3 directions Shock 2.2.5.

  • Page 20: Performance Specification

    2.Specification 10 10 10 10 Figure 2-4: Mounting Attitude and Tolerance 2.3. Performance Specification The data capacity, data transfer rate and data reliability specifications this chapter require the media to conform to the AIT-E Turbo, AIT-1 Turbo and AIT-1 Media Specification and also require the drive and media to remain within their respective operating and non-operating environmental specifications.

  • Page 21: Data Transfer Rate

    2.Specification Data transfer Rate 2.3.2. 2.3.2.1. Sustained Data Transfer Rate to and From the Tape The sustained transfer rate to and from the tape is 6Mbyte per second with AIT-E Turbo and AIT-1 Turbo cassette , 4Mbyte per second with AIT-1 cassette. For this sustained rate to be achieved, the drive must be streaming. There may be some dependency on the host for this to be achieved.

  • Page 22: Rewind Time

    2.Specification Rewind Time 2.3.7. Rewind Time means the period from the beginning to the end of rewinding sequence. This value depends on the tape length and the position of the head along the tape. The data in the below table represents the average time for SDX-450V.

  • Page 23: Safety

    2.Specification 2.4. Safety The SDX-450V conforms to the following safety standards: • UL/cUL (Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.) UL 60950 3rd Edition/CSA C22.2 No. 60950-00 Safety of Information Technology Equipment. • TUV IEC 950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment including Electrical Business Equipment (First Edition) •...

  • Page 24: Data Compression

    2.Specification 2.6. Data Compression The tape capacity is increased by compressing data prior to writing it to the tape. Data compression is a well established technology for reducing the number of bits used to represent data in order to improve data transfer rate as well as reduce the amount of storage space consumed by the data.

  • Page 25: Installation Guide

    3.Installation 3. Installation 3.1. Installation Guide Dip switch Figure 3-1: DIP Switch Jumpers Power Connector SCSI 68 pin Connector Figure 3-2: Connector Positions SONY AIT-1 Turbo drive SDX-450V series Ver.1.0...

  • Page 26: Scsi Id Number Jumper

    3.Installation 1 Drive Mode-1 (OFF) 2 Drive Mode-2 (OFF) 3 Drive Mode-3 (OFF) 4 Drive Mode-4 (OFF) 5 Terminator Power (ON) 6 Periodic Cleaning Req (ON) 7 DC Control-1 (ON) 8 DC Control-2 (OFF) Figure 3-3: DIP Switch Positions Table 3-1: Drive Mode DIP SW MODE Normal...

  • Page 27: Parity Disable Jumper

    3.Installation Parity Disable Jumper 3.1.3. Parity check function can be disabled by Jumper. Parity check is disabled while left end jumper is installed. Parity generate function is always enabled. Parity Setting Disable Enable : = OPEN Jumper not installed | = CLOSED Jumper installed Data Compression ON Switch 3.1.4.
  • Page 28 3.Installation Table 3-4: SDX-450V SCSI Signals (Low-Voltage-Differential Type BUS P Cable Signal Assignment) Signal Name Cable Conductor Number Signal Name -DB(12) +DB(12) -DB(13) +DB(13) -DB(14) +DB(14) -DB(15) +DB(15) -DB(P1) +DB(P1) -DB(0) +DB(0) -DB(1) +DB(1) -DB(2) +DB(2) -DB(3) +DB(3) -DB(4) +DB(4) -DB(5) +DB(5) -DB(6)
  • Page 29 3.Installation Table 3-5 : SDX-450V SCSI Signals (Single-Ended Type BUS P Cable Signal Assignment) Signal Name Cable Conductor Number Signal Name -DB(12) GROUND -DB(13) GROUND -DB(14) GROUND -DB(15) GROUND -DB(P1) GROUND -DB(0) GROUND -DB(1) GROUND -DB(2) GROUND -DB(3) GROUND -DB(4) GROUND -DB(5) GROUND...

  • Page 30: Attaching And Removing The Dust Cover

    3.Installation Attaching and Removing the Dust Cover 3.1.7. 3.1.7.1. Attaching the Dust Cover (1) Align the dust cover’s hinge clips (one on each side) with the pins of the drive bezel. • The dust cover should be positioned so that the six magnets on the cover’s back face the drive bezel. •...

  • Page 31: Removing The Dust Cover

    3.Installation 3.1.7.2. Removing the Dust Cover (1) Open the dust cover. (2) Holding the dust cover at both corners, carefully raise the dust cover. The dust cover hinge clips and drive bezel pins uncouple. SONY AIT-1 Turbo drive SDX-450V series Ver.1.0...
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  • Page 33: Operation

    4.Operation 4. Operation 4.1. Summary of LED Indications The SDX-450V have 3 LEDs. Each LED shows "Tape Motion", "Cleaning Request", and "Replace Tape" as defined. "Tape Motion" to show the tape motion in the drive. "Cleaning Request" to be on, when CLEANING is required. "Replace Tape"...

  • Page 34: Operator Action

    4.Operation 4.2. Operator Action 4.2.1. Powering up the SDX-450V After the initial installation of the SDX-450V has been verified, power can be applied to the unit. The +12V and +5V power must be applied simultaneously. (See Figure 2-5) The SDX-450V will execute a power-up diagnostic and then comes ready.

  • Page 35: Internal Function

    4.Operation AIT-E Turbo AIT-1 Turbo 4.3. Internal Function The Load Sequence 4.3.1. (Effective for SDX-T3N, TAITE-20N and TAIT1-40N) Refer to 12.2.1. Fast Media Load/Unload (Effective for SDX1-25C, SDX1-35C and TAIT1-40C, MIC cassette) During load sequence, the following occurs: (1) The drive mechanism accepts the cassette and threads the tape. The tape is then moved to Beginning-of-Tape(BOT) and the Reference area is checked to find the tape format.

  • Page 36: Diagnostic And Normal Status Displays

    4.Operation (4) The drive returns CHECK CONDITION status for the first command after the power-fail or Reset. The next command from the initiator should be a REQUEST SENSE. The drive will return sense data including a sense key that will indicate that the drive has been reset. (Sense Key / ASC / ASCQ = 06/29/00) Diagnostic and Normal Status Displays 4.3.4.

  • Page 37: Tape Format

    4.Operation Table 4-2: Normal LED indications Tape Motion Cleaning Request Replace Tape No Tape Cleaning is Not Necessary No Media Error Occurred Tape Loaded Cleaning Request Media Error Occurred Flash Slowly Tape Access in Progress Cleaning is Not Completed (Write/Read) Flash Fast Tape Access in Progress (Others)

  • Page 38: Maintenance, Troubleshooting And Service

    4.Operation 4.5. Maintenance, Troubleshooting and Service 4.5.1. Head Cleaning In case of SDX-450V a cleaning function which prevents and recovers from head contamination is built in the drive. However, to keep optimum Read/Write performance, cleaning cassette is recommended to use. Message when cleaning cassette is necessary 4.5.1.1.
  • Page 39 4.Operation A tape is in the drive and will not eject. If the SCSI command PREVENT ALLOW MEDIA REMOVAL (with Prevent bit set to one) has been sent to the drive, the cartridge will be retained in the drive even after an UNLOAD command. The EJECT button is also disabled. Send an PREVENT ALLOW MEDIA REMOVAL (with prevent bit clear)command, issue a SCSI bus reset, or power the drive off and back on to override this condition.
  • Page 40 4.Operation Tape guide surface Tape guide surface Cartridge Detail A Photo 2: The Initial Position of the Threading Mechanism Caution: Stop rotating the motor shaft immediately, when the guide B (see detail A of Photo 2) gets to the area below the line C-C (This line is defined by 2 circular tape guide surfaces of the cartridge).

  • Page 41: Read/Write Problems

    4.Operation (B) If SCSI bus reset causes the drive to reset then the problem is with the SCSI bus addressing or termination. - Check that the SCSI bus ID jumper is set for the proper address (see clause 3.1.1) - Check SCSI bus termination. The two SCSI devices at the ends of the bus should be terminated. No other units should have terminators installed Note: The strength of the SCSI bus signals can be affected if too many terminators are installed (Signal drivers can be damaged as well)
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  • Page 43: Scsi Interface

    5.SCSI Interface 5. SCSI Interface 5.1. Introduction The Sony SDX-450V uses the SCSI interface to connect to the host system. The Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) is an industry standard interface, approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). It is recommended that this document be used along with the ANSI standard document.

  • Page 44: Scsi Bus Operation

    5.SCSI Interface Table 5-1: Supported SCSI Commands Command Name Operation Code ERASE INQUIRY LOAD/UNLOAD LOCATE LOG SELECT LOG SENSE MODE SELECT(6) MODE SENSE(6) PERSISTENT RESERVE IN PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT PREVENT ALLOW MEDIUM REMOVAL READ READ BLOCK LIMITS READ BUFFER READ POSITION RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS RELEASE UNIT REPORT DENSITY SUPPORT...

  • Page 45: Disconnect

    5.SCSI Interface The Host attempts to select the target by asserting SEL and releasing BSY. The Host maintains its ID and asserts the target’s ID on the data bus. Each target then checks the data lines. If the target’s ID matches that on the data bus, it accepts selection by asserting BSY.

  • Page 46: Message Specification

    5.SCSI Interface When doing a large data transfer, the target may choose to divide the entire transfer into several smaller transfers. This allows the target to free the SCSI bus whenever it needs to perform its own system tasks not immediately related to the actual data transfer over the SCSI bus.

  • Page 47: Extended Message (01H)

    5.SCSI Interface EXTENDED MESSAGE (01h) 5.3.2. 5.3.2.1. SYNCHRONOUS DATA TRANSFER REQUEST(01h) This is sent by either the initiator or the target as the first byte of a multiple-byte message. When acting as an initiator, the unit will not send any Extended Messages. No Vendor Unique codes are implemented and only the Synchronous Data Transfer Request code is supported.

  • Page 48: Wide Data Transfer Request

    5.SCSI Interface Responding Device SDTR response Implied Agreement (1) Non-ZERO REQ/ACK offset Each device transmits data with a transfer period equal to or greater than and a REQ/ACK offset equal to or less than the values received in the other device’s SDTR message. (2) REQ/ACK offset equal to ZERO Asynchronous transfer (3) MESSAGE REJECT message...
  • Page 49 5.SCSI Interface (1) after a hard reset condition; (2) after a BUS DEVICE RESET message and; (3) after a power cycle. In addition, a SCSI device may initiate a WDTR message exchange whenever it is appropriate to negotiate a new transfer width agreement.

  • Page 50: Save Data Pointer (02H)

    5.SCSI Interface SAVE DATA POINTER (02h) 5.3.3. This message is sent from a target to the initiator at the end of a Data Phase to request that the initiator save a copy of the present active data pointer for the currently attached logical unit. The unit will accept this message when in the initiator mode.

  • Page 51: Abort (06H)

    5.SCSI Interface 5.3.7. ABORT (06h) This message is sent from the initiator to the target to clear the present operation. All pending data and status from the affected logical unit is cleared, and the target goes to the BUS FREE phase. This message can be sent to a logical unit that is not currently performing an operation for the initiator.

  • Page 52: Identify (80H-Ffh)

    5.SCSI Interface 5.3.12. IDENTIFY (80h-FFh) These messages are sent by either the initiator or the target to establish the physical connection path between an initiator and target for a particular logical unit. This message byte can have the following bits set: Bit 7 This bit is always set to one to distinguish these messages from other messages.
  • Page 53 5.SCSI Interface BUSY: The drive is busy. This status is returned whenever the drive is unable to accept a command from an otherwise acceptable initiator. The BUSY status will be returned by the unit, if, while it is DISCONNECTED from the SCSI bus, it receives a command from a different initiator. The unit does not stack commands and therefore will not accept the next command until the current one has completed.
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  • Page 55: Command Specification

    6.Command Specification 6. Command Specification This clause includes all supported and unsupported SCSI commands. Elements of this clause come from clauses 7, 8 and 9 of the ANSI X3T9.2, SCSI interface specification. There are different types of SCSI commands, each with a specific, required length (in bytes.) The majority of the commands are 6 byte Group 0 commands.

  • Page 56: Erase 19H

    6.Command Specification ERASE 6.1. ERASE 19h Byte Operation Code (19h) Logical Unit Number Reserved Immed Long Reserved Reserved Reserved Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link ERASE causes part or all of the remaining data within a partition to be erased beginning at the current logical position.

  • Page 57: Inquiry 12H

    INQUIRY 6.Command Specification 6.2. INQUIRY 12h Byte Operation Code (12h) Logical Unit Number Reserved CmdDT EVPD Page or Operation Code Reserved Allocation Length Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link INQUIRY tells the drive to send information regarding the drive parameters to the initiator. CmdDT: The Command support data (CmdDT) bit of one specifies that the drive returns the optional support data specified by the operation code field.
  • Page 58 6.Command Specification INQUIRY Table 6-1: Standard INQUIRY Data Byte Peripheral Qualifier Peripheral Device Type (01h) RMB(1) Device-Type Modifier (0) ISO Version(0) ECMA Version (0) ANSI-Approved Version(2) AENC(0) TrmIOP Reserved(0) Response Data Format (2) Additional Length (1Fh) Reserved Reserved WB32(0) WB16(1) Sync(1) Reserved CmdQ(0)
  • Page 59 INQUIRY 6.Command Specification CmdQue: The drive does not support tagged command queuing , so this bit is never set. SftRe: The drive responds to the RESET condition with a HARD reset , so this bit is never set. Vendor Identification: This field contains eight bytes of ASCII data identifying the vendor of the product as "SONY". This and the next two fields are left-aligned with the unused bytes at the end of the fields and filled with space characters(20h).
  • Page 60 6.Command Specification INQUIRY - Device Identification page Byte Peripheral Qualifier Peripheral Device Type ( 01h ) Page Code ( 83h ) Reserved ( 00h ) Page Length ( 32h ) Reserved ( 00h ) Code set ( 02h ) Reserved ( 00h ) Identifier type ( 01h ) Reserved ( 00h ) Identifier length ( 22h )
  • Page 61 INQUIRY 6.Command Specification Table 6-2: Command support Data Byte Peripheral Quaifier Peripheral Device Type ( 01h ) Reserved ( 00h ) Support ( 03h ) ISO version ( 0 ) ECMA version ( 0 ) ANSI – Approved version (02h ) Reserved ( 00h ) Reserved ( 00h ) CDB size ( m-5 )

  • Page 62: Load/Unload 1Bh

    6.Command Specification LOAD/UNLOAD 6.3. LOAD/UNLOAD 1Bh Byte Operation Code (1Bh) Logical Unit Number Reserved Immed Reserved Reserved Reserved Re-Ten Load Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link LOAD/UNLOAD allows the host to tell the drive to enable or disable the media for further operations. Load: When this bit is set, the drive loads the tape and positions it at the beginning of Partition 0.

  • Page 63: Locate 2Bh

    LOCATE 6.Command Specification 6.4. LOCATE 2Bh Byte Operation Code (2Bh) Logical Unit Number Reserved BT(0) Immed Reserved (MSB) Block Address (LSB) Reserved Partition Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link LOCATE command causes the drive to position the logical unit to the specified block address in a specified partition. Upon completion, the logical position shall be after the specified location.

  • Page 64: Log Select 4Ch

    6.Command Specification LOG SELECT 6.5. LOG SELECT 4Ch Byte Operation Code (4Ch) Logical Unit Number Reserved SP(0) Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved (MSB) Parameter List Length (LSB) Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link The LOG SELECT command provides a means for the Host to manage statistical information maintained by the device about its own hardware or the installed media.
  • Page 65 LOG SELECT 6.Command Specification The purpose of the Log Select command is to allow the initiator to modify and initialize parameters within the logs supported by the device. However in this case, access to individual parameters within log pages is not supported and so initiator is restricted to resetting complete log pages only.

  • Page 66: Log Sense 4Dh

    6.Command Specification LOG SENSE 6.6. LOG SENSE 4Dh Byte Operation Code (4Dh) Logical Unit Number Reserved PPC(0) SP(0) Page Code (MSB) Parameter Pointer (LSB) (MSB) Allocation Length (LSB) Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link LOG SENSE provides a means for the Host to retrieve statistical information maintained by the device about its own hardware or the installed media.
  • Page 67 LOG SENSE 6.Command Specification Page Code: The Page Code field identifies which log page is being requested by the initiator. If the page is not supported then the command will terminate with a CHECK CONDITION status with the sense key set to ILLEGAL REQUEST and an additional sense code of INVALID FIELD IN CDB.

  • Page 68: The Log Page Descriptor 6

    6.Command Specification LOG SENSE 6.6.1 The Log Page Descriptor The format of the log pages consists of ZERO or more variable-length parameter structures. Each page begins with a 4-byte page header followed by ZERO or more variable-length parameter structures defined for that page. The Log Select command supports the ability to send ZERO or more log pages.

  • Page 69: The Log Parameter Descriptor

    LOG SENSE 6.Command Specification 6.6.2. The Log Parameter Descriptor Most log pages contain one or more special data structures called log parameters. These may be data counters which record the occurrence of certain events, or they may be more complex structures which describe activities or other events which occur within the device.
  • Page 70 6.Command Specification LOG SENSE Table 6-10: Threshold Met criteria Threshold Met Criteria Any update of the parameter Cumulative = Threshold Cumulative < > Threshold Cumulative > Threshold LP: The LP bit field defines whether the parameter is a data counter or a list parameter. See the description of each supported page below for information on the setting of this field.

  • Page 71: Summary List Of Supported Pages

    LOG SENSE 6.Command Specification 6.6.3.1. Summary List of Supported Pages The summary list of supported log pages returns the list of page codes supported by the target. This page is only valid for the Log Sense command and if sent to the host during a Log Select command will cause termination with CHECK CONDITION status with sense key set to ILLEGAL REQUEST and additional sense code of INVALID FIELD IN PARAMETER LIST.

  • Page 72: Last N Error Events List

    6.Command Specification LOG SENSE Table 6-14: Page Code Page Code Description Write error Counter Page Read error Counter Page The following parameter codes are supported for each Error Counters Page: Table 6-15: Error Counter parameter codes Parameter Description Parameter Default Default Code Length...

  • Page 73: Tape Log Page (Sony Unique)

    LOG SENSE 6.Command Specification Table 6-17: Error Event format Byte Offset Meaning 0 – 4 Result Message (see Diagnostic Clause) Unused 6 – 9 Time-stamp (number of 1 minute increments since power-on) When the log page becomes full, no more entries will be added until the log is cleared (using one of the methods described previously) or a reset occurs.
  • Page 74 6.Command Specification LOG SENSE Table 6-21: Tape Log parameter codes Parameter Code Description Description 001h Current number of Groups Written 002h Current number of RAW Retries 003h Current number of Groups Read 004h Current number of ECC-3 Retries 005h Previous number of Groups Written 006h Previous number of RAW Retries 007h...

  • Page 75: Tape Capacity Log Page

    LOG SENSE 6.Command Specification 6.6.7. Tape Capacity Log Page The tape Capacity Log Page is used to indicate the approximate capacity of the tape currently being used. The PC field of the LOG SENSE command is ignored for this field. When the AIT bit is set to ZERO in Mode Sense Page 31h, the 36 bytes of the log page shall be returned.

  • Page 76: Drive Usage Log Page (Sony Unique)

    6.Command Specification LOG SENSE 6.6.8. Drive Usage Log Page (Sony Unique) This page is a SONY unique page which provides information on the drive currently being used. This log cannot be cleared and has the following format. Table 6-23: Drive Usage Log Page Byte Reserved Page Code (33h)

  • Page 77: Read And Write Frame Error Counter Page

    LOG SENSE 6.Command Specification Table 6-25: Mechanism Error Event Format Byte offset Meaning Error code Executing Mechanism Commands when error was detected Time-stamp(minute) Executing Mechanism Commands Forward-ATF-On Search-Standby Spool-Forward PWM-Drive Thread Diagnostics Un-tension Reverse Spool-Reverse Unthread Stop Eject Still Forward Load Re-tension Re-start...

  • Page 78: Data Compression Transfer Log Page

    6.Command Specification LOG SENSE Parameter Code: This identifies which parameter of data is being transferred. The following codes are supported for each Error Counter Page. Parameter Code Length Default Cumulative Default Threshold 0001h Frame Read or Write FFFFFFFFh 0002h Main Data SYMN Block Errors CH1 FFFFFFFFh 0003h Main Data SYMN Block Errors CH2 FFFFFFFFh...

  • Page 79: Ait Log Page (3Ch)

    LOG SENSE 6.Command Specification Entities Written/Read: The total number of complete entities written to or read from the tape since the last power-on or Clear Log operation. Records Written/Read: The total number of records(both compressed and uncompressed) written to or read from the tape since the last power-on or Clear Log operation.
  • Page 80 6.Command Specification LOG SENSE Total Groups Read: This is the total number of groups physically read from the tape or partition since the first time the tape or partition was written. This does not include any reading as part of a Read-After-Write check. The number accumulates over the life of the tape but is ZEROed by a format pass.
  • Page 81 LOG SENSE 6.Command Specification Parameter Code: Code Description Length 0001h Current Number of Groups Written 0002h Current RAW Retries 0003h Current Number of Groups Read 0004h Current C3 ECC Retries 0005h Previous Number of Group Written 0006h Previous RAW Retries 0007h Previous Number of Group Read 0008h...

  • Page 82: Mic Fixed Length Information Page (3Dh) 6

    6.Command Specification LOG SENSE 6.6.12. MIC Fixed Length Information Page (3Dh) Table 6-29: MIC Fixed Length Information Page Byte Page Code (3Dh) Reserved (MSB) Page Length (n+1) (LSB) Parameter Code: Code Description Length 0001h MIC Logical Format Type 0002h Device Configuration bits 0003h Available free byte count 0004h...
  • Page 83 LOG SENSE 6.Command Specification Parameter Code 0014h List of Partitions is a bit map field that represents all 256 partitions. Below is a diagram of the bit map ordering of the Partition Note data. A "1" in the bit field for the partition indicates there is Partition Note in MIC;...
  • Page 84 6.Command Specification LOG SENSE (MSB) Parameter Code (0006h) (LSB) DU(0) DS(0) TSD(1) ETC(0) TMC(00) LP(1) Reserved Parameter Length (36) (MSB) Cassette Serial Number (ASCII Code) (LSB) Manufacturer ID (ASCII Code) Secondary ID (ASCII Code) Check Sum Reserved (MSB) Parameter Code (0007h – 0013h) (LSB) DU(0) DS(1)
  • Page 85 LOG SENSE 6.Command Specification (MSB) Parameter Code (0015h) (Accumulative System Log) (LSB) DU(0) DS(1) TSD(0) ETC(0) TMC(00) LP(1) Reserved Parameter Length (62) Current Number of Groups Written 8-11 Current RAW Retries 12-15 Current Number of Groups Read 16-19 Current C3 ECC Retries 20-23 Previous Number of Group Written 24-25...
  • Page 86 6.Command Specification LOG SENSE (MSB) Parameter Code (0018h) (User Partition Note for Partition 0) (LSB) DU(0) DS(1) TSD(0) ETC(0) TMC(00) LP(0) Reserved Parameter Length (2) (MSB) User Partition Note Size for Partition 0 (LSB) (MSB) Parameter Code (0019h) (User Partition Note for Partition 1) (LSB) DU(0) DS(1)

  • Page 87: Mic Variable Length Information Page (3Eh)

    LOG SENSE 6.Command Specification 6.6.13. MIC Variable Length Information Page (3Eh) Page 3Eh is a variable length page. That is not defined by ANSI. This page is Sony Vendor Unique. Important NOTE: 1. Only one Parameter Code in Page 3Eh is transferred at a time. 2.
  • Page 88 6.Command Specification LOG SENSE (MSB) Parameter Code (0003h) (User Partition Note for Partition #1) (LSB) DU(0) DS(1) TSD(0) ETC(0) TMC(00) LP(1) Reserved Reserved (MSB) User Data Length (LSB) (MSB) User Data (LSB) (MSB) Parameter Code (0002h + N) (User Partition Note for Partition #N) (LSB) DU(0) DS(1)

  • Page 89: Mode Select 15H

    MODE SELSECT 6.Command Specification 6.7. MODE SELECT 15h Byte Operation Code (15h) Logical Unit Number Reserved SP (0) Reserved Reserved Parameter List Length Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link MODE SELECT enables the Host to configure the drive. Similarly MODE SENSE enables the Host to identify which configuration parameters the drive supports and what its current configuration is.
  • Page 90 6.Command Specification MODE SELECT Buffered Mode: Buffered Mode is the mechanism by which the drive implements Immediate Reporting on WRITE commands. If the field is ZERO, then the drive does not report a GOOD status on WRITE commands until the data blocks are actually written to tape.
  • Page 91 MODE SELSECT 6.Command Specification Number of Blocks: A MODE SENSE field which will be returned as ZERO, indicating that all of the remaining logical blocks on the media will have the medium characteristics specified by the block descriptor, or until a subsequent MODE SELECT command changes those parameters.

  • Page 92: Disconnect-Reconnect Page (02H)

    6.Command Specification MODE SELECT Additional Page Length: Indicates the number of bytes in that page. The value does not, however, include bytes 0 and 1. The length is returned on MODE SENSE and must subsequently be set to the same value when performing MODE SELECT.

  • Page 93: Data Compression Control Page (0Fh)

    MODE SELSECT 6.Command Specification DTDC Description Data transfer disconnect control is not used. Disconnect is controlled by the other field in this page. A target shall not attempt to disconnect once the data transfer of a command has started until all data the command is to transfer has been transferred.
  • Page 94 6.Command Specification MODE SELECT RED Value Description The SDX-450V will return a CHECK CONDITION status (MEDIUM ERROR) whenever data is encountered on the media that the drive cannot decompress. The SDX-450V will not return a CHECK CONDITION status at a boundary condition as long as the data is uncompressed or ALDC1 compressed.

  • Page 95: Device Configuration Page (10H)

    MODE SELSECT 6.Command Specification 6.7.3. Device Configuration Page (10h) The drive supports the Device Configuration Page which has the following format: Table 6-37: Device Configuration Page Byte PS(0) Reserved Page Code (10h) Page Length (0Eh) Reserved Active Format Active Partition Write Buffer Full Ratio (00h) Read Buffer Empty Ratio (00h) (MSB)
  • Page 96 6.Command Specification MODE SELECT DBR: This field is not supported and should be always set to ZERO. BIS: Block Identifiers Supported is set to one to indicate that the media has recorded information about the logical block ID relative to the partition. The DBR and BIS bit are only valid on a MODE SENSE command where they are used to report drive capabilities.

  • Page 97: Medium Partitions Parameter Page (11H)

    MODE SELSECT 6.Command Specification 6.7.4. Medium Partitions Parameter Page (11h) The drive supports the Medium Partitions Parameter Page, which has the following format: Table 6-39: Medium Partitions Parameter Page Byte PS(0) Reserved Page Code (11h) Page Length (0Ah) Maximum Additional Partitions (01h) Additional Partitions Defined (00h or 01h) FDP(0) SDP(0)
  • Page 98 6.Command Specification MODE SELECT Single Partition Tape EOP/EOM Partition 0 System Device End of User Data Area Area Area Data Two Partition Tape EOP/EOM Partition 0 Partition 1 Device End of System User Data Area System User Data Area End of Area Data Area...

  • Page 99: Medium Partitions Parameter

    MODE SELSECT 6.Command Specification 6.7.5. Medium Partitions Parameter Page (for multi-partitioned tapes) (11h) The Medium Partitions Parameter Page supported by the drive has the following format: Table 6-40: Medium Partitions Parameter Page(for multi-partitioned tapes) Byte PS(0) Reserved Page Code (11h) Page Length (08h - 88h) Maximum Additional Partitions Additional Partitions Defined...
  • Page 100 6.Command Specification MODE SELECT EOP/ Single Partitioned Tape Partition 0 User Device System Data Area Area Area EOP/ Two Partitioned Tape Partition 1 Partition 0 User User Device System EOD DEV System Data Data Area Area Area Area Area EOP/ Three Partitioned Tape Partition 1 Partition 2...
  • Page 101 MODE SELSECT 6.Command Specification Partition Sizes: This field allows the initiator to allocate the capacity for each partition. It will also allow the initiator to reallocate the capacity of previously partitioned tapes. The Partition Size specifies the capacity of all partitions in Megabytes (in the case of SDX-450V - see PSUM field definition).

  • Page 102: Informational Exceptions Control Page (1Ch)

    6.Command Specification MODE SELECT 6.7.6. Informational Exceptions Control Page (1Ch) The Informational Exceptions control page defines the methods used by the target to control the reporting and the operations of specific informational exception conditions. Table 6-41 : Informational Exceptions Control Page Byte PS(0) Reserved...

  • Page 103: Ait Device Configuration Page (31H)

    MODE SELSECT 6.Command Specification 6.7.7. AIT Device Configuration Page (31h) Note 1: The values set by Mode Select Page 31h become valid after the Mode Select Page 11h command is completed. Note 2: The values reported by Mode Sense Page 31h always indicate a status of the cassette. It is not a mode condition of the drive Note 3: For initializing AIT native mode cassette, Mode Select Page 31h must be issued before Mode Select Page 11h.
  • Page 104 6.Command Specification MODE SELECT PONEJ This bit is recorded in drive’s EEPROM, and it effects the drive itself. (Not Supported) 0 - Power On immediate Eject disable. If this bit set to 0, then the cassette will stay in the drive when power is applied.

  • Page 105: Append Partition (32H)

    MODE SELSECT 6.Command Specification 6.7.8. Append Partition (32h) The Append Partition Command is available in the AIT mode. The Append Partition Command takes effect if the current partition is the last partition. When the command is issued in the last partition, SDX-450V will automatically space to the EOD area find the bottom of the Device Area, and then create a new partition.
  • Page 106 6.Command Specification MODE SELECT Append Partition example procedure: Start ⇓ Mode Sense Page 11h Check Max Additional Partitions ⇓ Can I create one more new IF (Max Additional Partitions) 1 partition? THEN you can create a new partition. ⇓ Log Sense Get Last Partition Number (Page 3Dh;...
  • Page 107 MODE SELSECT 6.Command Specification Note 3: Example 2: This example does not contains formatting overhead. Case 3.1: AIT mode tape with two partitions. P0=2GB, P1=23GB. P1 contains 20GB of old data. Mode Select Page 32h Append Partition Page indicates 5 GB for the partition size. This command will be rejected with a CHECK CONDITION and ASC/ASCQ (83h/98h: Cannot append the new partition because the remaining capacity too short) and the tape format will not be changed.

  • Page 108: Delete Partition (33H) 6

    6.Command Specification MODE SELECT 6.7.9. Delete Partition (33h) Table 6-44: Delete Partition Page Byte Reserved Page Code (33h) Page Length (8) Indicated Partition Number Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved SDX-450V rewind the tape to Bottom of Active Partition, after Delete Partition. Note 1: The Delete Partition Command is available in the AIT mode and only for an AIT mode cassette.
  • Page 109 MODE SELSECT 6.Command Specification Case 2 (with PRTH=0); With the tape already loaded, and with partition 4 active, the Delete Partition command issued with the Indicated Partition Number set to 4 will delete partition 5. SDX-450V will change the value of 5 in the Last Partition Number field in the Volume Information in MIC to 4.
  • Page 110 6.Command Specification MODE SELECT Case 4 (with PRTH=0); With the tape already loaded, and with partition 1 active, the Delete Partition command issued with the Indicated Partition Number set to 3 will delete partitions 4 and 5. SDX-450V will change the value of 5 in the Last Partition Number field in the Volume Information in MIC to 3.
  • Page 111 MODE SELSECT 6.Command Specification Partition 0 Partition 1 Partition 2 Partition 3 Partition 4 Partition 5 Unloaded Position Active Partition will be here after loading. Note 4: The Last Partition Number field of Volume Information in MIC indicates true value, after a partition deleting.

  • Page 112: Delete Partition (33H)

    6.Command Specification MODE SENSE 6.8. MODE SENSE 1Ah Byte Operation Code (1Ah) Logical Unit Number Reserved Reserved Page Code Reserved Allocation Length Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link MODE SENSE provides a means for the drive to report its media, current and changeable configuration parameters to the host.
  • Page 113 MODE SENSE 6.Command Specification Note: If the Page Code is ZERO, the drive will only return the four-byte header and the one eight-byte block descriptor and terminate the command with GOOD status. Allocation Length: The Allocation Length specifies the number of bytes that the HOST has allocated for returned MODE SENSE data.

  • Page 114: Mode Sense 31H (Ait Device Configuration Page)

    6.Command Specification MODE SENSE Number of Blocks: The Number of Blocks field is ZERO, indicating that an unspecified (or unknown) number of the remaining logical blocks on the tape may have the media characteristics specified by the Block Descriptor. Block Length: The Block Length field specifies the length in bytes of each logical block transferred over the SCSI bus.

  • Page 115: Persistent Reserve In 5Eh

    PERSISTENT RESERVE IN 6.Command Specification 6.9. PERSISTENT RESERVE IN 5Eh Byte Operation Code (5Eh) Logical Unit Number Reserved SERVICE ACTION Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved (MSB) Allocation Length (LSB) Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link The PERSISTENT RESERV IN command is used to obtain about persistent reservations and reservation keys that are active within a drive.
  • Page 116 6.Command Specification PERSISTENT RESERVE IN Table 6-49: PERSISTENT RESERVATION IN parameter data for READ KEYS Byte (MSB) GENERATION (LSB) (MSB) Additional Length (LSB) Reservation Key list (MSB) First reservation key (LSB) (MSB) Last reservation key (LSB) GENERATION: This field shall contain a 32-bit counter maintained by the drive that shall be incremented every time a PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT command requests a REGISTER, a CLEAR, a PREEMPT, or a PREEMPT AND ABORT service action.
  • Page 117 PERSISTENT RESERVE IN 6.Command Specification Additional Length: This filed contains a counter of the number of bytes to follow in Reservation descriptor. If the allocation length specified by the PERSISTENT RESERVE IN command is not sufficient to contain the entire parameter list, then only the bytes from 0 to the maximum allowed allocation length shall be sent to the application client.
  • Page 118 6.Command Specification PERSISTENT RESERVE IN Table 6-53: PERSISTENT RESERVATION TYPE Codes Code Name Description Obsolete Write Reads Shared: Any application client on any initiator may execute tasks that request Exclusive transfers from the storage medium or cache of the logical unit to the initiator. Writes Exclusive: Any task from any initiator other than the initiator holding the persistent reservation that requests a transfer from the initiator to the storage medium or cache of the logical unit shall result in a reservation conflict.

  • Page 119: Persistent Reserve Out 5Fh

    PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT 6.Command Specification 6.10. PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT 5Fh Byte Operation Code (5Fh) Reserved SERVICE ACTION SCOPE TYPE Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved (MSB) Parameter List Length (18h) (LSB) Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link The PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT command is used to request service actions that reserve a logical unit or element for the exclusive or shared used if a particular initiator.
  • Page 120 6.Command Specification PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT Table 6-55: PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT parameter list Byte (MSB) Reservation Key (LSB) (MSB) SERVICE ACTION Reservation Key (LSB) (MSB) SCOPE-SPECIFIC Address (0 0 0 0) (LSB) Reserved APTPL Reserved Obsolete Reservation Key: This field contains an 8-byte value provided by the application client to the drive to identify the initiator that is the source of the PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT command.

  • Page 121: Prevent Allow Medium Removal 1Eh

    PREVENT ALLOW MEDIUM REMOVAL 6.Command Specification 6.11. PREVENT ALLOW MEDIUM REMOVAL 1Eh Byte Operation Code (1Eh) Logical Unit Number Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Prevent Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link The PREVENT ALLOW MEDIUM REMOVAL command requests that the target enable or disable the removal of the medium in the drive.

  • Page 122: Read 08H

    6.Command Specification READ 6.12. READ 08h Byte Operation Code (08h) Logical Unit Number Reserved SILI Fixed (MSB) Transfer Length (LSB) Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link READ transfers one or more data blocks to the initiator starting with the next block on the drive. Fixed: This bit specifies the meaning of the Transfer Length field and whether fixed-length or variable-length blocks are to be transferred.
  • Page 123 READ 6.Command Specification The meaning of EOM is different for READ than for a WRITE type of command. EOM is only reported when the physical EOM/P is encountered. The drive returns a CHECK CONDITION status. The EOM and Valid bits are set and the Information fields contain the residue count.

  • Page 124: Read Block Limits 05H

    6.Command Specification READ BLOCK LIMITS 6.13. READ BLOCK LIMITS 05h Byte Operation Code (05h) Logical Unit Number Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link The READ BLOCK LIMITS command tells the drive to return its limits for Block Length. The READ BLOCK LIMITS data shown below will be sent during the DATA IN phase of the command.

  • Page 125: Read Buffer 3Ch

    READ BUFFER 6.Command Specification 6.14. READ BUFFER 3Ch Bite Operation Code (3Ch) Logical Unit Number Reserved Mode Buffer ID (MSB) Buffer Offset (LSB) (MSB) Allocation Length (LSB) Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link READ BUFFER is used in conjunction with WRITE BUFFER as a diagnostic function for testing the 8MB data buffer and the SCSI bus integrity of the drive.
  • Page 126 6.Command Specification READ BUFFER Data Mode - in this mode, the DATA IN phase contains buffer data only. Descriptor Mode - In this mode a maximum of four bytes of READ BUFFER descriptor information are returned. The drive returns the descriptor information for the buffer specified by the Buffer ID. In this mode, the drive does not reject the valid Buffer IDs with a CHECK CONDITION status but returns 3F 68 00h when Buffer ID is set to 0, 80 00 00h when Buffer ID is set to 1 in the READ BUFFER descriptor.

  • Page 127: Read Position 34H

    READ POSITION 6.Command Specification 6.15. READ POSITION 34h Byte Operation Code (34h) Logical Unit Number Reserved TCLP LONG Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link The READ POSITION command reports the current position of the logical unit. No medium movement shall occur as a result of the command.
  • Page 128 6.Command Specification READ POSITION BPU: A Block Position Unknown (BPU) bit of one indicates that the First and Last Block Locations are not known or cannot be obtained. A BPU bit of ZERO indicates that the First contains valid position information. Support for this option of the READ POSITION command is indicated by a BIS bit set to one in the MODE SELECT Device Configuration page.

  • Page 129: Receive Diagnostic Results 1Ch

    RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS 6.Command Specification 6.16. RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS 1Ch Byte Operation Code (1Ch) Logical Unit Number Reserved Reserved (MSB) Allocation Length (LSB) Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS requests error analysis data be sent to the initiator after completion of a SEND DIAGNOSTIC command.
  • Page 130 6.Command Specification RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS All error messages are of the same format. All fields within the error message may not be known or applicable and are cleared to ZERO. A diagnostic result of all ZEROs is returned if the diagnostic completed successfully without error.

  • Page 131: Release Unit 17H

    RELEASE UNIT 6.Command Specification 6.17. RELEASE UNIT 17h Byte Operation Code (17h) Logical Unit Number 3rdPty Third Party Device ID Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link RELEASE UNIT releases the drive if it is currently reserved by the requesting initiator. It is not an error to attempt to release the drive if it is not currently reserved to the requesting initiator.

  • Page 132: Report Density Support 44H

    6.Command Specification REPORT DENSITY SUPPORT 6.18. REPORT DENSITY SUPPORT 44h Byte Operation Code (44h) Reserved MEDIA Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved (MSB) Allocation Length (LSB) Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link REPORT DENSITY SUPPORT provides information regarding the supported densities for the logical unit be sent to application client.
  • Page 133 REPORT DENSITY SUPPORT 6.Command Specification (MSB) CAPACITY (LSB) (MSB) ASSIGNING ORGANIZATION (SONY) (LSB) (MSB) DENSITY NAME (AIT-1) (LSB) (MSB) DESCRIPTION (Advanced Intelligent Tape 1) (LSB) PRIMARY DENSITY CODE ( 38h ) SECONDARY DENSITY CODE (30h) DUP (0) DEFLT (1) Reserved (00h) WRTOK (1) Reserved (00h) Reserved (00h)
  • Page 134 6.Command Specification REPORT DENSITY SUPPORT WRTOK : The WRTOK bit of ZERO indicates that logical unit support for this density does not include writing to the media. The WRTOK bit of ONE indicates the logical unit is capable of writing this density to either the currently mounted medium (Media bit in CDB set to one) or for some media (Media bit in CDB set to Zero).

  • Page 135: Report Luns A0H

    REPORT LUNS 6.Command Specification 6.19. REPORT LUNS A0h Byte Operation Code (A0h) Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved (MSB) Allocation Length (LSB) Reserved Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link The REPORT LUNS command requests that the peripheral device logical unit numbers of known logical units in the target be sent to the application client.

  • Page 136: Request Block Address 02H

    6.Command Specification REQUEST BLOCK ADDRESS 6.20. REQUEST BLOCK ADDRESS 02h Byte Operation Code (02h) Logical Unit Number Reserved Reserved Reserved Allocation Length (03h) Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link The REQUEST BLOCK ADDRESS command reports the current position of the logical unit. No medium movement shall occur as a result of the command.

  • Page 137: Request Sense 03H

    REQUEST SENSE 6.Command Specification 6.21. REQUEST SENSE 03h Byte Operation Code (03h) Logical Unit Number Reserved Reserved Reserved Allocation Length (1Ch) Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link The REQUEST SENSE command requests that the target transfer sense data to the initiator. The Sense Data will be valid for a CHECK CONDITION or RESERVATION CONFLICT status returned on the previous command.
  • Page 138 6.Command Specification REQUEST SENSE Table 6-70: Error Codes 70h and 71h Sense Data Format Byte Valid Error Code (70h or 71h) Segment Number File-mark Reserved Sense Key (MSB) Information Bytes (LSB) Additional Sense Length (14h) (MSB) Command-Specific Information (LSB) Additional Sense Code Additional Sense Code Qualifier Field Replaceable Unit Code SKSV...
  • Page 139 REQUEST SENSE 6.Command Specification Information Bytes: The conditions of these bytes will contain the differences (residue) of the requested length minus the actual length in either bytes, blocks, File-marks or Set-marks as determined by the command. (Negative values are indicated by two’s complement notation.) These bytes will be valid for all READ, WRITE, SPACE and VERIFY commands for which a CHECK CONDITION status has been generated.
  • Page 140 6.Command Specification REQUEST SENSE Read/Write Data Error Counter: After a read operation, this field returns "Number of read soft errors" fields of Log data. After a write operation, this field returns "Number of write soft errors" fields of Log data. This field is valid only after a READ or a WRITE command.
  • Page 141 REQUEST SENSE 6.Command Specification MEDIUM ERROR. Indicates that the current command or a previously acknowledged write-type operation terminated with a non-recovered error condition that was probably caused by a flaw in the medium, an error in the recorded data or the cleanliness of the head.
  • Page 142 6.Command Specification REQUEST SENSE INTERNAL TARGET FAILURE - Any unexpected internal error CONDITIONS INDICATING A NON-RECOVERABLE HARDWARE FAILURE. REFER TO THE FIELD REPLACEABLE UNIT CODE FIELD (SENSE BYTE 14) TO DETERMINE WHICH PART OF THE DRIVE IS FAILING. HOST SHOULD ISSUE SEND DIAGNOSTICS WITH THE SELF-TEST BIT SET TO THOROUGHLY TEST THE DRIVE.
  • Page 143 REQUEST SENSE 6.Command Specification User Volume Note Size Mismatch User Partition Note Size Mismatch Current Partition is not the last partition Can not append the new partition, because remaining capacity too short. Can not delete partition Can not format tape because real tape capacity is exceeded Can not append new partitions because the MIC is out of memory UNIT ATTENTION.
  • Page 144 6.Command Specification REQUEST SENSE VOLUME OVERFLOW END-OF-PARTITION/MEDIUM DETECTED - During Write type operation. MISCOMPARE. Not supported by the SDX-450V RESERVED. Not used by SDX-450V REQUEST SENSE returns the CHECK CONDITION status only to report fatal errors for the REQUEST SENSE command.

  • Page 145: Reserve Unit 16H

    RESERVE UNIT 6.Command Specification 6.22. RESERVE UNIT 16h Byte Operation Code (16h) Logical Unit Number 3rdPty Third Party Device ID Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link RESERVE UNIT reserves the drive for exclusive use by the requesting initiator or another specified SCSI device. The reservation will remain in effect until one of the following conditions is met: - The initiator that made the reservation sends another RESERVE UNIT command.

  • Page 146: Rewind 01H

    6.Command Specification REWIND 6.23. REWIND 01h Byte Operation Code (01h) Logical Unit Number Reserved Immed Reserved Reserved Reserved Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link REWIND tells the drive to position the media at the beginning of the currently active partition. Before rewinding, the drive writes any buffered data to tape and appends an EOD marker.

  • Page 147: Seek Block 0Ch

    SEEK BLOCK 6.Command Specification 6.24. SEEK BLOCK 0Ch Byte Operation Code (0Ch) Reserved Immed Logical Unit Number (MSB) Logical Block Address (LSB) Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link The SEEK BLOCK command causes the target to position the logical unit to the specified block address. Upon completion, the logical position shall be after the specified location.

  • Page 148: Send Diagnostic 1Dh

    6.Command Specification SEND DIAGNOSTIC 6.25. SEND DIAGNOSTIC 1Dh Byte Operation Code (1Dh) Logical Unit Number Reserved SelfTest UnitOfl DevOfl(0) Reserved (MSB) Parameter List Length (LSB) Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link SEND DIAGNOSTIC tells the drive to perform diagnostic tests on itself. PF: The drive expects the Page Format bit to be set to indicate that the parameters transferred during the DATA OUT phase will include four bytes of header information as well as the diagnostic test bytes.
  • Page 149 SEND DIAGNOSTIC 6.Command Specification For Page Code 81h, the Page Length must be five and the Parameter List Length must be set to nine otherwise the drive returns a CHECK CONDITION status with an ILLEGAL REQUEST sense key set. This page Code instructs the drive to execute the five bytes of diagnostic test that follow the four bytes of header.

  • Page 150: Space 11H

    6.Command Specification SPACE 6.26. SPACE 11h Byte Operation Code (11h) Logical Unit Number Reserved Code (MSB) Count (LSB) Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link SPACE provides a variety of positioning functions that are determined by the Code and Count fields in the Command Descriptor Block.
  • Page 151 SPACE 6.Command Specification Table 6-77: SPACE CHECK CONDITION results Spacing Event Sense Data Detected Valid Mark Sense Key ASC/ASCQ Note Blocks File-mark No Sense File-mark Detected Set-mark No Sense Set-mark Detected a,b,d Blank Check No Sense BOM/P Detected Phy EOT Medium Error EOM/P Detected File-marks...

  • Page 152: Check Condition

    6.Command Specification SPACE Note d: The drive will only report that a Set-mark has been detected while spacing over blocks or File marks, if it has been configured through MODE SELECT to Report Set-marks. Otherwise, the drive will continue the space operation and the presence of the Set-mark will be transparent to the Host.

  • Page 153: Test Unit Ready 00H

    TEST UNIT READY 6.Command Specification 6.27. TEST UNIT READY 00h Byte Operation Code (00h) Logical Unit Number Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link TEST UNIT READY checks if the drive is ready. This is not a request for a self-test. If the drive has a tape loaded, this command will return a GOOD status.

  • Page 154: Verify 13H

    6.Command Specification VERIFY 6.28. VERIFY 13h Byte Operation Code (13h) Logical Unit Number Reserved Immed(0) Fixed BytCmp (MSB) Verification Length (LSB) Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link VERIFY verifies one or more blocks beginning with the next block on the tape. The verification is a media verification only.
  • Page 155 VERIFY 6.Command Specification If the drive detects EOD during VERIFY, the drive will return a CHECK CONDITION status. Within the Sense data, the File-mark and Valid bits are set and the Sense Key field is set to BLANK CHECK. The Information fields contain the residue count.

  • Page 156: Write 0Ah

    6.Command Specification WRITE 6.29. WRITE 0Ah Byte Operation Code (0Ah) Logical Unit Number Reserve Fixed (MSB) Transfer Length (LSB) Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link WRITE transfers one or more blocks from the Host to the tape beginning at the current logical position. Fixed: The Fixed Bit specifies both the meaning of the Transfer Length field and whether fixed-length or variable-length blocks are to be transferred.
  • Page 157 WRITE 6.Command Specification The buffer can be maintained through the following media commands, assuming that no other flush condition has been met, for example, write hold-off time-out. WRITE WRITE FILE MARKS with Immediate bit set ERASE Buffered Mode not selected. This causes the buffer to flush after every write type command. Buffered Mode can be configured through MODE SELECT and if NOT used, will cause the drive will suffer a significant degradation in performance with respect to capacity, transfer rate and, loss of streaming.

  • Page 158: Write Buffer 3Bh

    6.Command Specification WRITE BUFFER 6.30. WRITE BUFFER 3Bh Byte Operation Code (3Bh) Logical Unit Number Reserved Mode Buffer ID (MSB) Buffer Offset (LSB) (MSB) Parameter List Length (LSB) Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link WRITE BUFFER is used in conjunction with the READ BUFFER command as a diagnostic function for testing the 2 MB buffer when Buffer ID is set to 0, the 8 MB buffer when Buffer ID is set to 1 and the SCSI bus integrity of the drive.
  • Page 159 WRITE BUFFER 6.Command Specification Parameter List Length: specifies the maximum number of bytes that will be transferred during the Data Out phase. The initiator should attempt to ensure that the Parameter List Length does not exceed the buffer capacity. If this does occur, the drive returns a CHECK CONDITION status with an ILLEGAL REQUEST sense key set.

  • Page 160: Write Filemarks 10H

    6.Command Specification WRITE FILEMARKSR 6.31. WRITE FILEMARKS 10h Byte Operation Code (10h) Logical Unit Number Reserved WSmk Immed (MSB) Number of File-marks or Set-marks (LSB) Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link WRITE FILEMARKS causes the specified number of File-marks or Set-marks to be written, beginning at the current logical position on tape.

  • Page 161: Drive Diagnostics

    7.Drive Diagnostics 7. Drive Diagnostics This clause deals with the diagnostics supported by the SDX-450V. Each diagnostic is described in detail and possible error codes are discussed. 7.1. Overview The diagnostic firmware for this product is designed to achieve the following objectives: - Isolate hardware failures - Verify the media - Provide predictive information which can lead to the early detection of potential problems...

  • Page 162: Send Diagnostic Command - Self Test

    7.Drive Diagnostics If an error is detected during power-up, the drive will return CHECK CONDITION status to the host on the first command received. The host shall issue a REQUEST SENSE command to determine the cause of the CHECK CONDITION status. The Sense data returned by the drive will have a Sense Key of 6 (Unit Attention) and the ASC/ASCQ will be 29 80 (Drive failed power or test or diagnostic).

  • Page 163: Diagnostic Test Number Summary

    7.Drive Diagnostics Table 7-2: SEND DIAGNOSTIC Parameters - SCSI-2 Byte Page Code (81h) Reserved (MSB) Page Length (00 05h) (LSB) Diagnostic Test Number Break Loop Count Identifier Parameter A Parameter B Parameter C Break: Indicates how to terminate the loop count should an error occur. 0 = stop on first error 1 = do not stop on error Loop Count Identifier: The number of times that the test should be repeated before status is returned.

  • Page 164: Receive Diagnostic Result Command

    7.Drive Diagnostics Main Processor Kernel Test Main Processor ROM checksum Main Processor Destructive RAM Test Main Processor Non-destructive RAM Test Drive Test Front Panel Check EEPROM Checksum Test SDX-450V Controller Register Test Buffer RAM Test Data Compression Controller Register Test SCSI Protocol Controller Function Test SCSI Protocol Controller Loop-back Test Data Compression Functions and DMA Line Test...
  • Page 165 7.Drive Diagnostics Error code: Error codes for each error set are described in clause 7.2.6 Result A: Typically this byte indicates the logical sub-assembly that failed: 1 – Drive Mechanism 2 – Drive Circuitry Note: This byte has alternate meanings with some diagnostics. Refer to clause 7.2.6. Result B: Typically this byte is unused however, this byte has alternate meanings with some diagnostics.

  • Page 166: Diagnostics Results Reference

    7.Drive Diagnostics Diagnostics Results Reference 7.2.6. The following list of error codes are supported by the drive. Error Sets – Error Code Error Set 0 – Runtime Errors NO ERROR WRITE ECC OVER NO TAPE APPEND ILLEGAL ATF OFF-LINE WITH TAPE ASDA FRAME OVER ILLEGAL COMMAND ECC FRAME OVER...

  • Page 167: Diagnostic Tests Requiring Additional Parameters

    7.Drive Diagnostics Error set 2 – Diagnostic error ALDC ERROR MAIN PROCESSOR ROM CHECK SUM TEST ILLEGAL DMA COMPLETION FAILURE DMA is Aborted MAIN PROCESSOR DESTRUCTIVE RAM TEST FMK Encountered FAILURE SMK Encountered MAIN PROCESSOR NON DESTRUCTIVE RAM TEST FAILURE BOP Encountered EEPROM CHECKSUM TEST FAILURE EOD Encountered...

  • Page 168: Read Data Exerciser (43H) Diagnostic Parameters

    7.Drive Diagnostics Table 7-6: WRT & RD control bits Action Command rejected - invalid parameters Read Fast Search to initial position (conditional on Loop Count) Repeat until loop count = 0 Write Set-mark Write test pattern Write EOD at end of first pass Fast search to initial position (conditional on loop count) Repeat until loop count = 0 Write Set-mark...
  • Page 169 7.Drive Diagnostics Table 7-8: Read Data Exerciser Parameters Byte Diagnostic Test Number (43h) Loop Count (MSB) Number of Frames (LSB) Number of Frames: The drive will read the number of frames specified in this field. Table 7-9: Read Data Exerciser Result Byte Reset Time...
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  • Page 171: Appendix A: Asc & Ascq Alphabetic Order

    8.Appendix A 8. APPENDIX A: ASC & ASCQ Alphabetic Order ASC and ASCQ Assignments Alphabetic Order BYTE DESCRIPTION BEGINNING-OF-PARTITION/MEDIUM DETECTED BLOCK SEQUENCE ERROR Broken MIC is loaded in AIT mode CANNOT READ MEDIUM - INCOMPATIBLE FORMAT CARTRIDGE FAULT CLEANING CARTRIDGE INSTALLED COMMAND PHASE ERROR COMMAND SEQUENCE ERROR DATA PHASE ERROR...
  • Page 172 8.Appendix A MICROCODE HAS BEEN CHANGED MODE PARAMETERS CHANGED NO ADDITIONAL SENSE INFORMATION NOT READY TO READY TRANSITION (MEDIUM MAY HAVE CHANGED) OVERLAPPED COMMANDS ATTEMPTED PARAMETER LIST LENGTH ERROR PARAMETER NOT SUPPORTED PARAMETER VALUE INVALID PERIPHERAL DEVICE WRITE FAULT PERSISTENT WRITE PROTECT POSITIONING ERROR DETECTED BY READ OF MEDIUM POWER ON, RESET, OR BUS DEVICE RESET OCCURRED REGISTRATION PREEMPTED...

  • Page 173: Appendix B: Asc & Ascq Numeric Order

    9.Appendix B 9. APPENDIX B: ASC & ASCQ Numeric Order ASC and ASCQ Assignments Numeric Order BYTE DESCRIPTION NO ADDITIONAL SENSE INFORMATION FILEMARK DETECTED END-OF-PARTITION/MEDIUM DETECTED SETMARK DETECTED BEGINNING-OF-PARTITION/MEDIUM DETECTED END-OF-DATA DETECTED PERIPHERAL DEVICE WRITE FAULT LOGICAL UNIT NOT READY, CAUSE NOT REPORTABLE LOGICAL UNIT IS IN PROCESS OF BECOMING READY WRITE ERROR UNRECOVERED READ ERROR...
  • Page 174 9.Appendix B COMMAND SEQUENCE ERROR INCOMPATIBLE MEDIUM INSTALLED CANNOT READ MEDIUM - INCOMPATIBLE FORMAT CLEANING CARTRIDGE INSTALLED MEDIUM FORMAT CORRUPTED TAPE LENGTH ERROR SAVING PARAMETER NOT SUPPORTED MEDIUM NOT PRESENT REPOSITION ERROR INVALID BITS IN IDENTIFY MESSAGE MICROCODE HAS BEEN CHANGED MESSAGE ERROR INTERNAL TARGET FAILURE SELECT OR RESELECT FAILURE...

  • Page 175: Appendix C: Scsi Commands (Op Code Order)

    10.Appendix C 10. APPENDIX C: SCSI Commands (Op Code Order) The following is a list of the supported SCSI Commands and page index: PARA SCSI COMMAND OP CODE PAGE 6.27 TEST UNIT READY 6-99 6.23 REWIND 6-92 6.20 REQUEST BLOCK ADDRESS 6-82 6.21 REQUEST SENSE...
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  • Page 177: Appendix D: Asc & Ascq For Ait (Sony Unique)

    11.Appendix D 11. APPENDIX D: ASC & ASCQ for AIT (Sony Unique) ASC and ASCQ Assignments for AIT drive (Sony Unique) Numeric Order BYTE DESCRIPTION Reserved MIC Header Error No MIC Detected MIC Checksum Error MIC out of memory No Data Body Detected in the MIC MIC Read Error No Cassette Detected MIC is not formatted yet...
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  • Page 179: Appendix E: Introduction To Ait-2 Contact Type Mic

    12. Appendix E 12. APPENDIX E: Introduction to AIT-2 contact type MIC The MIC hardware consists of an EEPROM mounted within the data cartridge and includes a five-pin interface to the drive or other external connection (shown in Figure E-1). Using a serial interface to the memory chip, the Sony SDX-450V drive is able to retrieve the information directly from the chip, and to provide real-time updates of system and user generated information.

  • Page 180: User Volume Note & User Partition Note

    12. Appendix E 12.1.3. User Volume Note & User Partition Note The drive interface supports host application access to the following data structures: the User Volume Note (UVN) representing user supplied information related to the contents of the cassette; and the User Partition Note (UPN) representing user supplied information related to each partition.

  • Page 181: Functional Benefits

    12. Appendix E Manufacturer Information, Memory Management Information, Cassette Serial Number, HEADER (1024Bytes) etc. The overhead for User Volume Note is 10 bytes. Accumulative System Log The overhead for an User Partition Note is 12 bytes. System Log for Partition #0 (64Bytes) System Log for Partition #1 (64Bytes) User Volume Note shall be created before any User Partition Note.

  • Page 182: Super High Speed Search

    12. Appendix E Cassette OUT Cassette UP Device System Data Area Area Area Area Threading Rewind to Middle of Device Area (0s) (17s) Write Volume Info. & System Log (0s) Search System start of Area (9s) Rewind Figure E-4: Tape Unload with and without MIC Device System Data...

  • Page 183: Data Integrity / Media Management

    12. Appendix E 12.2.3. Data Integrity / Media Management The System Log pages shown in the MIC layout (Figure E-2) capture significant media and data integrity statistics, such as load counts, access counts and error correction counts (ECC). Media management software can utilize this information and proactively copy and retire media volumes approaching the end of their useful life.
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  • Page 185: Appendix F: Miscellaneous Notes To Ait-2 Contact Type Mic

    13.Appendix F 13. APPENDIX F: Miscellaneous Notes to AIT-2 contact type MIC 13.1. Partition Numbering in the DDS Emulation Mode In default configuration, the Sony SDX-450V emulates DDS drives. In this mode, it supports up to two partitions, logically numbered 0 and 1, where the logical Partition 1 is the first physical partition on the tape. The physical partition numbering is the same in either the DDS emulation or the native AIT mode: the first partition on tape is given the physical partition number of 0.
  • Page 186 13.Appendix F 13.6. AIT Cassette Secondary ID in MIC Secondary ID Definition ASCII HEX value 15 m AIT cartridge that serial number is smaller equal than a number of 6 figures. 70 m middle length of AIT cartridge that serial number is smaller equal than a number of 6 figures.
  • Page 187 13.Appendix F The following is the data structure for the User Volume Note: Header Information 8 bytes of memory management information User Data For example, SDX-450V will allocate (8+1+7) bytes for the creation of ONE byte of UVN. The 7 bytes is the dummy data for padding that is added by the drive automatically in its memory management.

  • Page 188: Procedure For Writing User Data On Mic Using Log Select

    13.Appendix F Start ⇓ Log Sense Page 3Dh Check MIC free memory capacity, because larger MIC will be Parameter Code 0003h released in the future. (Available Free Byte Count) ⇓ Log Select Page 3Eh Parameter Create User Volume Note. Code 0001h ⇓...

  • Page 189: User Data Length: 380 Byte

    13.Appendix F LOG SELECT Command (4Ch) Byte Operation Code (4Ch) Logical Unit Number Reserved SP (0) Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved (MSB) Parameter List Length (LSB) Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link Parameter List Length : 390 byte Byte Page Code (3Eh) Reserved (MSB) Page Length...

  • Page 190: How To Update The User Volume Note

    13.Appendix F LOG SENSE Command ( 4Dh ) Byte Operation Code (4Dh) Logical Unit Number Reserved PPC (0) SP (0) Page Code (3Eh) (MSB) Parameter Pointer (LSB) (MSB) Allocation Length (LSB) Unused (00b) Reserved Flag Link Byte Page Code (3Eh) Reserved (MSB) Page Length...

  • Page 191: How To Update The User Partition Note

    13.Appendix F Start ⇓ Log Sense Page 3Dh Get User Volume Note size. (ex. You will get 380 Bytes.) Parameter Code 0004h ⇓ Log Sense Page 3Eh Get User Volume Note data. (ex. 380 Bytes.) Parameter Code 0001h ⇓ MODIFY the data ⇓...

  • Page 192: How To Expand Or Shrink The User Volume Note

    13.Appendix F 13.8.5. How to Expand or Shrink the User Volume Note If there is no User Partition Note, or the User Volume Note was added as the last user data structure within the User Data Area, you can overwrite the User Volume Note with one of a different size. SDX-450V reports an error condition (illegal parameter list length) if the User Volume Note Data Size is ZERO.

  • Page 193: Appendix G: Mic

    14. Appendix G 14. APPENDIX G: MIC (SCSI Interface Specification for AIT Multiple Partitioning ) 14.1. MIC Features The drive firmware supports the following MIC features: (1) Reliability: Media history data is preserved, even if the cassette is re-initialized. The data is read directly from MIC - not Tape Area.

  • Page 194: Loading/Unloading

    14. Appendix G 14.5. LOADING/UNLOADING The AIT cassette; 3 partitioned, Ejected cassette. The Position Information is recorded in MIC as follows. Eject Status: AFN = Maximum AFN for P1 plus something Partition-ID = 2 Group-count = a Record-count = b Save-set-mark-count = c File-mark-count = d Reel Diameter:...

  • Page 195: Application Notes

    14. Appendix G After SCSI BUS Reset: Device Area Stand by here Read or Write Note 1: The EOT bit is effective in both DDS and AIT modes. If the EOT bit is set to ONE (as a result of the Unload command) for an AIT mode cassette, then the drive shall wind the tape to PEOT and then unload the tape without searching the Option Device Area.
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  • Page 197: Appendix H: Ait Based Worm System

    15. Appendix H 15. APPENDIX H: AIT based WORM system WORM function is effective SDX-450V 15.1. Important Notice (1) AIT WORM cartridges come equipped with Remote MIC. (2) A new AIT WORM cartridge can be initialized to use either AIT native mode or DDS emulation mode. (3) WORM features are supported in AIT tape drives with firmware revision level 0200 or later.
  • Page 198 15. Appendix H (i) How to initialize a WORM cartridge to DDS emulation mode. 1Partition Mode Sense (Page 31h) Mode Select (Page 31h) AIT=0 All other bits and bytes are the same as returned with Mode Sense Page 31. Mode Sense (Page 11h) Mode Select (Page 11h) Set IDP bit to 1.

  • Page 199: How To Handle The Worm Cartridge In The Drive

    15. Appendix H (ii) How to initialize a WORM cartridge to AIT Native mode. 1Partition Mode Sense (Page 31h) Mode Select (Page 31h) AIT=1, DEVICE=1, ABS=1, SysLogAlive=11, Span=0Ah Mode Select (Page 11h) Set IDP bit to 1. Additional Partition=0. 15.5. How to handle the WORM cartridge in the drive. 1.
  • Page 200 15. Appendix H (2) Append Partition (Only AIT native mode) It is an append partition operation (mode select with Append Partition page 32h) which only uses tape beyond the EOD. Mode Sense (Page 11h) Can I create one more new partition?| IF((Max Additional Partitions)>=1 &...

  • Page 201: Appendix I: Disaster Recover

    16. Appendix I 16. APPENDIX I: DISASTER RECOVER 16.1. Overview This chapter will outline the Disaster Recovery Firmware Specifications for Sony AIT drive and autoloader. This is applicable only to Windows NT/2000 Operating System. While in Disaster Recovery mode, the drive behaves as a bootable CDROM device.

  • Page 202: Read Toc (0X43)

    16. Appendix I 16.5.4. Read TOC (0x43) This command shall only be supported in DR mode. 5.4.1. Returned Data (20 bytes) 00 12 01 01 00 14 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 14 AA 00 00 04 B0 00 16.5.5.

  • Page 203: Appendix J: Glossary

    17. Appendix J 17. APPENDIX J: GLOSSARY This glossary includes many terms that are useful when working with the SONY DDS tape drive. Not all terms are used within this manual. Amble: A frame used to separate groups. It has a Logical Frame Number of ZERO. The Main Data Area contains only a valid header.
  • Page 204 17. Appendix J Group: A fixed capacity set of frames written onto or read from the tape. A group contains one index and can contain several records, partial records, File-marks and Set-marks. Hard Error: A Hard Error is an un-correctable data error. During writing, this is defined as being uncorrected after the RAW retry limit has been exceeded.
  • Page 205 17. Appendix J Tape Log: The Tape Log contains details of the history of a tape, the total number of groups written, of RAW retries, of groups read, of C3 ECC retries, and of loads. The log is copied into RAM when the tape is loaded into the SDX-450V, updated as the tape is used, and written back into the System area on the tape when it is unloaded.
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