User Guide

Ampex 1308911-02 2-3
Software Overview Tape Device Driver
Get tape drive default write-data block
size.
dd2_status_drive
(see paragraph 6.18 on page 6-56)
dst_status()
(see paragraph 5.19 on page 5-59)
Get tape drive configuration attributes
and parameter settings.
dd2_query_drive
(see paragraph 6.9 on page 6-25)
dst_getdrive()
(see paragraph 5.6 on page 5-22)
dst_getdrive_ex ()
(see paragraph 5.7 on page 5-26)
Get tape drive product information. dd2_query_drive
(see paragraph 6.9 on page 6-25)
dst_getdrive()
(see paragraph 5.6 on page 5-22)
dst_getdrive_ex ()
(see paragraph 5.7 on page 5-26)
Set tape drive data block size. dd2_setparam_drive
(see paragraph 6.15 on page 6-46)
dst_setparam()
(see paragraph 5.16 on page 5-51)
Change tape drive configuration
parameters.
dd2_set_drive
(see paragraph 6.14 on page 6-42)
dst_setdrive
(see paragraph 5.15 on page 5-47)
Reset tape drive. dd2_reset_drive
(see paragraph 6.12 on page 6-38)
dst_reset()
(see paragraph 5.13 on page 5-45)
TAPE DEVICE DRIVER CONFIGURATION AND VERSION
Get tape device driver interface
parameter settings.
dd2_getparam_drive
(see paragraph 6.6 on page 6-17)
dst_getparam ()
(see paragraph 5.9 on page 5-35)
Get tape device driver debug level. dd2_getparam_drive
(see paragraph 6.6 on page 6-17)
dst_getparam ()
(see paragraph 5.9 on page 5-35)
Get tape device driver version. dd2_query_drive
(see paragraph 6.9 on page 6-25)
dst_getdrive ()
(see paragraph 5.6 on page 5-22)
dst_getdrive_ex ()
(see paragraph 5.7 on page 5-26)
dst_version ()
(see paragraph 5.21 on page 5-64)
Set tape device driver debug level. dd2_setparam_drive
(see paragraph 6.15 on page 6-46)
dst_setparam ()
(see paragraph 5.16 on page 5-51)
TAPE DRIVE BUFFER
Get tape drive buffer size. dd2_query_drive
(see paragraph 6.9 on page 6-25)
dst_getdrive ()
(see paragraph 5.6 on page 5-22)
dst_getdrive_ex ()
(see paragraph 5.7 on page 5-26)
Get number of data bytes in tape drive
buffer.
dd2_status_drive
(see paragraph 6.18 on page 6-56)
dst_status ()
(see paragraph 5.19 on page 5-59)
Write Filemark(s) dd2_weof_tape
(see paragraph 6.20 on page 6-61)
dst_weof ()
(see paragraph 5.22 on page 5-66)
dst_weof_ex ()
(see paragraph 5.23 on page 5-68)
Table 2-1. DST/DIS Tape Drive Software Operations (Continued)
Operation DD-2 Utility libdd2 API Function