Byte 04, Bit 5 - IDP (Initiator Defined Partitions)
The IDP bit tells the EXB-8505 to format the first partition on the tape
based on the size provided in the Partition Size field (bytes 08 and 09).
The values for IDP are as follows:
0 – Do not format the tape. (A value of 0 is always returned in the
MODE SENSE data.)
1 – Format the tape with two partitions, as long the value in the
Partition Size field (bytes 08 and 09) is not 0. If the value in the
Partition Size field is 0, the EXB-8505 formats a tape with one
partition.
Note: If Additional Partitions Defined (Byte 03) is 00h, IDP must
be 0.
Table 10-11 summarizes the results of all possible combinations of the
FDP, SDP, and IDP bits. Note that the FDP, SDP, and IDP bits are
mutually exclusive. When one of these bits is set to 1, the others must
be 0.
May 1994 EXB-8205 and EXB-8505
(Standard and XL)
10-47
10 MODE SELECT (15h) andMODE SENSE (1Ah)
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