
VERIFY Command (13h) SDLT 600 SCSI Interface Guide
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4.35 VERIFY Command (13h)
The VERIFY command directs the SDLT tape drive to verify one or more blocks beginning with the
next block on the tape. The drive verifies both CRCs and EDCs.
Figure 4-131. VERIFY Command Descriptor Block — Data Format
Bit
Byte
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
0 Operation Code (13h)
1 Reserved Immed BytCmp Fixed
2 – 4
(MSB)
Verification Length
(LSB)
5 Control
Table 4-142. VERIFY Command Data — Field Descriptions
Field Name Description
Immed Immediate. When set to 1, the VERIFY command completes, provided it has
begun processing, before the drive performs any tape medium movement.
BytCmp Byte Compare. Not supported. Must be set to 0.
Fixed Specifies whether the drive is to verify fixed-length or variable-length blocks.
When set to 0, variable-block mode is requested. The drive verifies a single
block with the Verification Length specifying the maximum number of bytes
the initiator has allocated for verification.
When set to 1, the Verification Length specifies the number of blocks the drive
is to verify. This is valid only if the drive is currently operating in fixed-block
mode.
Verification
Length
Specifies the amount of data to verify, in blocks or bytes, as indicated by the
Fixed field.
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