Reference Guide

Contents
DLT-S4 Interface Reference Guide viii
WRITE ATTRIBUTE Command (8Dh) ....................................................... 337
Error Summary for the WRITE ATTRIBUTE Command.................. 339
WRITE BUFFER Command (3Bh) ............................................................... 341
Write Combined Header and Data Mode (00h) ................................. 342
Write Data Mode (02h)........................................................................... 342
Download Microcode Mode (04h) ....................................................... 342
Download Microcode and Save Mode (05h) ...................................... 343
Write Data to Echo Buffer Mode (0Ah) ............................................... 343
WRITE FILEMARKS Command (10h)........................................................ 344
Appendix A DLTSage WORM 346
The Initialization Process.............................................................................. 346
Use of DLTSage WORM Tapes.................................................................... 347
DLTSage WORM Details ....................................................................... 347
Determining if the SDLT Drive is DLTSage WORM Capable ......... 348
Determining if the Current Cartridge is a DLTSage WORM........... 348
Converting an SDLT Data Cartridge to DLTSage WORM............... 348
Reading the DLTSage WORM Signature............................................ 349
Understanding Unique Sense Data while Using the
DLTSage WORM Cartridge .................................................................. 349
Append/Write Errors While Using a DLTSage WORM
Tape ...................................................................................................349
Errors While Creating a DLTSage WORM Tape ........................349
Determining if the Integrity of the DLTSage WORM Cartridge
has been Compromised ......................................................................... 350
Understanding the Timeout Value for Creating the DLTSage
WORM Cartridge.................................................................................... 350
Responding to DLTSage WORM Sense Data and DLTSage
WORM TapeAlerts ................................................................................. 351
Failure Modes and Recovery Actions.................................................. 351