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Interface Implementation
GOOD status immediately. A REQUEST SENSE command will give NO SENSE.
An
INQUIRY command will return the required data and give GOOD status.
Command Abort Processing
ERASE
Long erase is aborted as quickly as possible without corrupting tape format.
Short erase completes.
INQUIRY
None
LOAD/UNLOAD
Load completes and logically positions tape at BOT. Unload is aborted
leaving logical position at BOT unless operation is past the “point of no
return” in which case the tape is ejected.
LOCATE
The logical position is set back to that at the start of the operation unless the
operation is past its “point of no return”, in which case the operation
completes.
LOG SELECT
If data transfer is complete, command is completed, otherwise, no action is
taken
LOG SENSE
None
MODE SELECT
If data transfer is complete, command is completed, otherwise, no action is
taken.
MODE SENSE
None
PREVENT/ALLOW
MEDIUM REMOVAL
The command completes.
READ
The current position is set to the first record boundary at or after the start of
the current data burst.
READ BLOCK LIMITS
None
READ BUFFER
None
READ POSITION
None
RECEIVE DIAGNOSTICS
RESULTS
None
RELEASE UNIT
The command completes.
REQUEST SENSE
None
