User's Manual

DLT4000 SCSI Interface
8-88 DLT4000/DLT4500/DLT4700 Cartridge Tape Subsystem
8.4.10.8 Medium Partition Page (11h)
The drive supports the Medium Partitions Parameter Page, which has the following
format:
Bit
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
0 PS 0 Page Code (11h)
1 Additional Page Length (06)
2 Maximum Additional Partitions
Byte 3 Additional Partitions Defined
4 FDP SDP IDP PSUM Reserved
5 Medium Format Recognition (01)
6 Reserved
7 Reserved
Figure 8-55 Medium Partition Page Format
Maximum Additional Partitions
No additional partitions are supported; this field will be zero.
Additional Partitions Defined
The field specifies the number of additional partitions to be defined for the tape based
on the settings of the SDP and IDP bits. The maximum allowed is the value returned
in the Maximum Additional Partitions field. Since only one partition is supported, this
field will be zero.
Option Flags
FDP–The Fixed Data Partitions bit will be zero.
SDP–The Select Data Partitions bit will be zero.
IDP–The Initiator Defined Partitions bit will be zero.
PSUM–The Partition Size Unit of Measure field will be zero.
Medium Format Recognition
This field is set to 01h indicating that automatic Format Recognition is supported.