MODE SELECT

6.Command Specification

Case 4;

With the tape already loaded, and with partition 1 active, the Delete Partition command issued with the Indicated Partition Number set to 3 will delete partitions 4 and 5. SDX-800V will change the value of 5 in the Last Partition Number field in the Volume Information in MIC to 3. No tape motion will take place.

Old tape layout:

Indicated Partition Number

Partition 0

Partition 1

Partition 2

Partition 3

Partition 4

Partition 5

 

 

Active

 

Partition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New tape layout:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partition 0

Partition 1

Partition 2

Partition 3

Active Partition

Case 5 (with PRTH=0);

With the tape already loaded, and with partition 3 active, the Delete Partition command issued with the Indicated Partition Number set to 1 will be rejected with CHECK CONDITION. See Note 2.

Indicated Partition Number

Partition 0 Partition 1 Partition 2 Partition 3 Partition 4 Partition 5

Active Partition

SONY AIT-3Ex drive SDX-800V series Ver.1.1

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Sony SDX-800V/R manual Case 5 with PRTH=0