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Medium partitions mode page – HP Q153090901 User Manual

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Medium Partitions mode page

The Medium Partitions mode page has the following format. Note that none of the fields are

changeable. The Partition Size will be patronized.

None of the fields in this mode page are changeable.

EEG

0 The Enable EOD Generation flag should be set since EOD generation is always

enabled.

SEW

1 The Synchronize at Early Warning flag should be set since this feature is

supported.

Buffer Size at

Early Warning

0 The Buffer Size at Early Warning field should be zero as this cannot be set.

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6

5

4

3

2

1

0

0

Page Code (11h)

1

Page Length (08h)

2

Maximum Additional Partitions (0)

3

Additional Partitions Defined (0)

4

FDP (0)

SDP (0)

IDP (0)

PSUM (11b)

POFM (0) CLEAR (0) ADDP (0)

5

Medium Format Recognition (3)

6

Reserved (0)

Partition Units (9)

7

Reserved (0)

8

(MSB)

Partition Size

9

(LSB)

Maximum Additional

Partitions

0 Zero is returned, indicating that no additional partitions are present or

supported.

Additional Partitions

Defined

0 Zero must be returned, indicating that no additional partitions are present

or supported.

FDP

0 The Fixed Data Partitions bit is not supported and must be set to zero.

SDP

0 The Select Data Partitions bit is not supported and must be set to zero.

IDP

0 The Initiator Defined Partitions bit is not supported and must be set to zero.

POFM

0 The Partitions on Format bit is set to zero since the drive does not support

the FORMAT MEDIUM command through which the tape could be

partitioned.

CLEAR

0 Set to zero indicating SCSI-2 compatibility.

ADDP

0 Set to zero indicating SCSI-2 compatibility.

Medium Format

recognition

3 This indicates that the drive is capable of format and partition recognition.