Sony SDX-800V, SDX-800V/R 6.32. WRITE FILEMARKS 10h

6.Command Specification WRITE FILEMARKS

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

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6.32. WRITE FILEMARKS 10h

Bit

Byte

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

0 Operation Code (10h)

1 Obsolete Reserved WSmk Immed

2 (MSB)

3 Number of File-marks or Set-marks

4 (LSB)

5 Control

WRITE FILEMARKS causes the specified number of File-marks or Set-marks to be written, beginning at the current

logical position on tape.

WSmk: If this bit is set, the drive writes a Set-mark to tape instead of a File-mark.

Immed: If this bit is set, the drive returns status as soon as the Command Descriptor Block has been validated. An

Immediate bit of ZERO indicates that status will not be returned until the operation has completed.

Number of File-marks or Set-marks: This is the number of consecutive marks to be written to tape. A value of

ZERO is not considered an error and GOOD status is returned.

This command may be used to force the drive to write any buffered data to the tape. The requested mark(s) will be

appended to the data and the write buffer will be flushed to tape. A ZERO value in the Number of File-marks field

indicates that no File-marks are to be written to the tape but the write buffer is still flushed to tape.

If EOT is detected while writing the marks, the drive will finish writing any buffered data. The command will terminate

with CHECK CONDITION status. Within the Sense data, the EOM bit is set, the Sense Key field is set to NO SENSE

and the Additional Sense Code and Additional Sense Code Qualifier fields are set to EOM/P detected. The drive will

attempt to complete any subsequent WRITE FILEMARKS, returning a CHECK CONDITION status in each case.

If the drive encounters the physical EOM when attempting a WRITE FILEMARKS, CHECK CONDITION status is

returned. Within the Sense data, the EOD and Valid bits are set and the Sense Key field is set to VOLUME

OVERFLOW. The Information fields contain the residue count and the Additional Sense Code and Additional Sense

Code Qualifier fields are set to EOM/P Detected. The tape is physically positioned at EOM/P.

Contents

Main SDX-800V SDX-800V/R 5.25Model Product Specification Manual Version 1.1 March 2007 Notice Page Page Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Specifications 3. Installation 4. Operation 5. SCSI Interface 6. Command Specification Page Page 15. Appendix H: GLOSSAR Y 1. Introduction 1.1. About this Product Specification Manual 1.2. Introducing the Sony AIT Technology 1.3. Features of the Drive Page 1.4. Reference 1.4.1. How to get ECMA-222, 246, 291, 292, 329 Standard Document This page intentionally left blank. 2. Specifications 2.1. Specifications 2.1.1. Dimensions 2.Specification SONY AIT-3Ex drive SDX-800V series Ver.1.1 2-2 2.1.1.1. Mounting Holes Figure 2-2a: SDX-800V Mounting Holes SONY AIT-3Ex drive SDX-800V series Ver.1.1 2-3 Figure 2-2b: SDX-800V/R Mounting Holes 2.1.2. Weight 2.1.3. Connectors 2.1.3.1. SCSI Cables and Terminators 2.2. Environmental Specifications 2.2.1. Temperature and Humidity Range 2.2.2. Altitude 2.2.3. Suspended Particulate 2.2.4. Vibration 2.2.5. Shock 2.2.6. Acoustic Noise 2.3. Performance Specification 2.3.1. Data Capacity 2.3.2. Data transfer Rate 2.3.2.1. Sustained Data Transfer Rate to and from the Tape 2.3.2.2. Burst Transfer Rate to and from the SCSI Bus 2.3.3. Initialize Time 2.3.4. Load Time 2.3.5. Unload Time 2.3.6. Search Time 2.3.7. Rewind Time 2.3.8. Error Rate 2.3.9. Retry Limits on Rewrites 2.3.10. Definition of Failure 2.3.11. Mean Time Between Failures DutyCycle =Tape M 2.4. Safety 2.4.1. Conditions of Acceptability 2.5. Installation Requirements 2.5.1. Power Requirements 2.6. Data Compression This page intentionally left blank. 3. Installation 3.1. Installation Guide Dip switch 3.1.1. SCSI ID Number Jumper 3.1.2. Termination Power Switch 3.1.3. Parity Disable Jumper 3.1.4. Data Compression ON Switch 3.1.5. Power Connector 3.1.6. SCSI 68 pin Connector Page Page 3.1.7. Attaching and Removing the Dust Cover Page Page 4. Operation 4.1. Summary of LED Indications 4.2. Operator Action 4.2.1. Powering up the SDX-800V 4.2.2. Inserting Cassettes Hard reset hole 4.2.3. Removing Cassettes 4.2.4. Hard Reset Hole 4.3.2. The Unload Sequence (Effective for non MIC cassette, only) Refer to 12.2.1. Fast 4.3.3. Power-Fail or SCSI Reset Handling 4.3.4. Diagnostic and Normal Status Displays 4.3.4.1. Diagnostic Status Display 4.3.4.2. Normal Status Display 4.4. Tape Alert 4.5. Tape Format 4.6. Maintenance, Troubleshooting and Service 4.6.1. Head Cleaning 4.6.1.1. Message When Cleaning Cassette is Necessary 4.6.1.2. The condition of Cleaning Request 4.6.1.3. Usage of Cleaning Cassette 4.6.2. Troubleshooting Guide Page Detail A Tape guide surface Tape guide surface C C B Cartridge A 4.6.3. Clearance for Service 4.6.4. Packaging for Return to Sony Page 5. SCSI Interface 5.1. Introduction 5.1.1. Overview of the SCSI Interface 5.1.2. Supported Messages 5.1.3. Supported Commands 5.2. SCSI Bus Operation 5.2.1. Typical SCSI Operation 5.2.2. Disconnect 5.3. Message Specification 5.3.1. COMMAND COMPLETE (00h) 5.3.2. EXTENDED MESSAGE (01h) 5.3.2.1. PARALLEL PROTOCOL REQUEST (04h) 5.3.2.2. SYNCHRONOUS DATA TRANSFER REQUEST (01h) Page 5.3.2.3. WIDE DATA TRANSFER REQUEST 5.3.3. SAVE DATA POINTER (02h) 5.3.4. RESTORE POINTERS (03h) 5.3.5. DISCONNECT (04h) 5.3.6. INITIATOR DETECTED ERROR (05h) 5.3.7. ABORT (06h) 5.3.8. MESSAGE REJECT (07h) 5.3.9. NO OPERATION (08h) 5.3.10. MESSAGE PARITY ERROR (09h) 5.3.11. BUS DEVICE RESET (0Ch) 5.3.12. IDENTIFY (80h-FFh) 5.3.13. IGNORE WIDE RESIDUE (23h) 5.4. Status Specification Page Page 6. Command Specification 6.1. ERASE 19h 6.2. INQUIRY 12h Page Page Page Page 6.3. LOAD/UNLOAD 1Bh Page 6.4. LOCATE 2Bh 6.5. LOG SELECT 4Ch Page 6.6. LOG SENSE 4Dh 6.6.1. The Log Page Descriptor . . 6.6.2. The Log Parameter Descriptor 6.6.3. Supported Log Pages 6.6.3.1. Summary List of Supported Pages 6.6.4. Write and Read Error Counters Pages 6.6.5. Last N Error Events List 6.6.6. Tape Alert Log Page Page Page Page Page 6.6.7. Tape Log Page (Sony Unique) 6.6.8. Tape Capacity Log Page (Sony Unique) 6.6.9. Drive Usage Log Page (Sony Unique) 6.6.10. Read and Write Frame Error Counter Page Page 6.6.11. Data Compression Transfer Log Page (Sony Unique) 6.6.12. AIT Log Page (Sony Unique) Page 6.6.13. MIC Fixed Length Information Page (Sony Unique) Page Page Page Page 6.6.14. MIC Variable Length Information Page (Sony Unique) 6.7. MODE SELECT(6/10) 15h and 55h Page Page 6.7.1. Disconnect-Reconnect Page (02h) 6.7.2. Control Mode Page (0Ah) 6.7.3. Data Compression Control Page (0Fh) 6.7.4. Device Configuration Page (10h) Page 6.7.5. Medium Partitions Parameter Page (11h) Page 6.7.6. Informational Exceptions Control Page (1Ch) 6.7.7. AIT Device Configuration Page (31h) Page 6.7.8. Append Partition (32h) (This mode page is NOT supported) Page 6.7.9. Delete Partition (33h) (This mode page is NOT supported) Page Page 6.8. MODE SENSE (6/10) 1Ah and 5Ah Page 6.8.1. Mode Sense 31h (AIT Device Configuration Page) 6.9. PERSISTENT RESERVE IN 5Eh Page Page 6.10. PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT 5Fh Page 6.11. PREVENT ALLOW MEDIUM REMOVAL 1Eh 6.12. READ 08h Page 6.13. READ ATTRIBUTE 8Ch 6.13.1. ATTRIBUTE VALUES service action 6.13.2. ATTRIBUTE LIST service action 6.13.3. PARTITION LIST service action 6.13.4. VOLUME LIST service action 6.14. READ BLOCK LIMITS 05h 6.15. READ BUFFER 3Ch Page Page 6.16. READ POSITION 34h Page 6.17. RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS 1Ch Page 6.18. RELEASE UNIT (6/10) 17h and 57h Page 6.19. REPORT DENSITY SUPPORT 44h Page Page Page 6.20. REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER A3h 6.21. REPORT LUNS A0h 6.22. REQUEST SENSE 03h Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 6.23. RESERVE UNIT (6/10) 16h and 56h Page 6.24. REWIND 01h 6.25. SEND DIAGNOSTIC 1Dh Page 6.26. SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER A4h 6.27. SPACE 11h Page 6.27.1. CHECK CONDITION 6.28. TEST UNIT READY 00h 6.29. WRITE 0Ah 6.30. WRITE ATTRIBUTE 8Dh Page 6.31. WRITE BUFFER 3Bh Page 6.32. WRITE FILEMARKS 10h 7. Drive Diagnostics 7.1. Overview 7.2. Diagnostic Test 7.2.1. Power-on Self Test 7.2.2. SEND DIAGNOSTIC command - Self Test 7.2.3. SEND DIAGNOSTIC command - Individual Test 7.2.4. Diagnostic Test Number Summary 7.2.5. RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULT command Page 7.Drive Diagnostics 7-6 SONY AIT-3Ex drive SDX-800V series Ver.1.1 7.2.6. Diagnostics Results Reference The following list of error codes are supported by the drive. 7.Drive Diagnostics SONY AIT-3Ex drive SDX-800V series Ver.1.1 7-7 Page 8. APPENDIX A: ASC & ASCQ Alphabetic Order Page 9. APPENDIX B: ASC & ASCQ Numeric Order Page 10. APPENDIX C: SCSI Commands (Op Code Order) Page 11. APPENDIX D: ASC & ASCQ for AIT (Sony Unique) Page 12. APPENDIX E: Medium Auxiliary Memory Attribute 12.1. INTRODUCTION 12.2. OVERVIEW 12.3. REFERENCE 12.4. SCSI COMMAND REQUIREMENTS 12.4.1. LOAD COMMAND 12.5. NEW COMMANDS 12.6. MEDIUM AUXILIARY MEMORY ATTRIBUTE DATA Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 13. APPENDIX F: AIT based WORM system 13.1. Important Notice 13.2. Write-Protected (WP) Bit in Mode Sense Data 13.3. How to detect a WORM cartridge 13.4. How to initialize a WORM cartridge Page 13.5. How to handle the WORM cartridge in the drive Page 14. APPENDIX G: DISASTER RECOVER 14.5.4. Read TOC (0x43) 14.5.5. Mode Sense/Select Page Code 0x3C 14.6. Reset Handling 15. APPENDIX H: GLOSSARY