22 space command (11h) – Quantum Instruments DLT 7000 User Manual

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SCSI Commands

Quantum DLT 7000 Tape System

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5.22 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.

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 5–78 SPACE Command Descriptor Block - Data Format

Table 5–80 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

For 2.6 GB and 6.0 GB format, the tape drive supports count values 0, 1, and 2 only.
For 10.0 GB and newer formats, compressed or noncompressed, the count value
can be from 0 to FFFFFFh.

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