SCSI Description

Mode Parameter Header & Block Descriptor-Field Descriptions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mode&CVCData￿(KGNFLength

Reserved. Must be 0.

&GUETKRVKQP

 

 

 

Medium Type

Ignored by the drive.

 

 

 

 

Device Specific

Ignored by the drive.

 

Parameter

 

 

 

 

 

Block Descriptor

The value = 0 if no Block Descriptor is supplied; the length is 8 if a block

Length

descriptor is supplied.

 

 

 

 

Density Code

Ignored by the drive.

 

 

 

 

The value in this field specifies the number of logical blocks on the unit that

 

are affected by the current MODE SELECT command. When this field = 0,

 

the MODE SELECT parameters are put into effect for all logical blocks on

Number of Blocks

the unit. The maximum value allowed is the total number of initiator-addres-

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sable logical blocks for the value specified in the Block Length field. A value

that is less than the maximum value will decrease the number of initiator-

accessible logical blocks to the amount specified.

 

Block Length

The value in this field specifies the length, in bytes, of each logical block.

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