Byte 08 - Write Retry Count
The Write Retry Count field specifies how many times the CTS should
rewrite a physical block before an unrecoverable write error is
reported. The value for this field can only be changed when the tape
is positioned at LBOT. The valid values for this field are 00h and 0Bh.
The default value is 0Bh.
Specify 00h for this field to set the Write Retry Count to 0. Specify any
other nonzero value to set the Write Retry Count to 0Bh. A value of
00h for the Write Retry Count indicates that the CTS will not rewrite
any physical blocks during a write operation and will continue to
write additional data. If a value of 00h is used, the CTS may not be
able to recover the data written on the tape since its write integrity
cannot be guaranteed.
Note: If this field was set to 00h when the tape was written, the
WWR (Write Without Retries) bit in the MODE SENSE
Vendor Unique Parameters Page 2 will be set to 1, and you
should set the Read Retry Count byte to 00h when reading the
tape.
May 1994 EXB-8205 and EXB-8505
(Standard and XL)
10-27
10 MODE SELECT (15h) andMODE SENSE (1Ah)
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