Figure 2-3: Multiple Partition Track Layout (Slr32 Example) - Tandberg Data SLR7-140 PROGRAMMER Manual

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Here is a simple example using an SLR32 medium. The
volume
default partition and 2 additional partitions):
BOT
BOP 0
EOP 0
BOP 1
EOP 1
BOP 2
EOP 2
Tracks in Partition 0
Tracks in Partition 1
Tracks in Partition 2

Figure 2-3: Multiple Partition Track Layout (SLR32 example)

The default partition (partition 0) has been allocated 2
track sets, partition 1 has been allocated 4 track sets
while the last partition, which is partition 2 in this
case, has been allocated the remainder of the medium (66
track sets).
When the IDP bit in the Medium Partition Page(1) is set
to zero, the Drive allocates one or two fixed sized
partitions on the volume mounted. See section 2.3.4.
Quick File Access (All Formats) for information on how
to use this method.
When
Partitions Defined field is used to specify the number
of partitions requested. Note that this field specifies
the number of partitions requested in addition to the
default
requested, the Additional Partitions Defined must be set
to 9. The Partition Size Descriptors are used to specify
the individual sizes of the requested partitions. Note
that the size of the default partition (partition 0)
must be included among the Partition Size Descriptors.
Since
Descriptor to identify the number of a partition, the
number of a partition is the relative position of the
Partition
Page(1). The size of partition 0 is specified in the
first Partition Size Descriptor, that is in bytes 8 and
9. Partition 1 is specified in bytes 10 and 11, etc.
2-9
has been partitioned
the IDP bit is
partition. If
there is no
Size Descriptor
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into 3
set to one,
a total of 10
provision in a
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partitions (one
EOT
the Additional
partitions are
Partition Size
Medium Partition