
SCSI Commands
5-216 Quantum DLT 8000 Tape System
5.28 SPACE Command (11h)
The SPACE command provides a variety of positioning functions that are determined by
Code and Count fields in the Command Descriptor Block. Both forward (toward End of
Medium/End of Partition) and reverse (toward Beginning of Medium/Beginning of
Partition) positioning are provided. Note that the DLT 8000 tape system is a single
partition device.
Bit
Byte
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
0 Operation Code (11h)
1 Logical Unit Number Reserved Code
2 - 4
(MSB)
Count
(LSB)
5 Unused Reserved Flag Link
Figure 5–99 SPACE Command Descriptor Block — Data Format
Table 5–99 SPACE Command Data — Field Descriptions
Field Name Description
Code The code can be one of the following:
Space Code Space by:
000b Blocks
001b Filemarks
010b Sequential Filemarks
011b End of Data
Count values can be from 0 to FFFFFFh.
Comentários a estes Manuais