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2Recording Format
Short Filemarks
In 8500, 8500c, and 8200c formats, a short filemark consists of a single,
In 8200 format, a short filemark consists of 21 tracks of information.
Setmarks (EXB-8505 and EXB-8505XL only)
When the
Each setmark is 48 KBytes long and consists of the following:
Two gap tracks at the beginning
Two tracks of setmark physical blocks
Two gap tracks at the end
You can issue a SPACE (11h) command to space to setmarks; however, you can also use a MODE SELECT (15h) command to suppress setmark detection during read, verify, space block, and space filemark operations.
End of Data (EOD)
When writing tapes in 8500, 8500c, or 8200c format, the tape drive writes an
These tracks are used when the initiator issues a SPACE (11h) command to locate the last data written to tape. The tape drive overwrites the EOD mark when it writes additional data to tape.
In 8200 format, there is no EOD mark, but you can space to the end of data.
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