
About This Manual
This manual provides reference information for developing software
to support applications for the EXABYTE
®
EXB-8505 or EXB-8205
8mm Cartridge Tape Subsystem (CTS). It also includes information
about the “eXtended-Length” (XL) configurations of these CTSs
(EXB-8505XL and EXB-8205XL).
Contents of This Manual
This manual contains the following information:
Chapter 1 briefly describes the important features of the CTSs. It
describes the differences between the data formats supported by
the CTSs and explains how the controls and indicators work.
Chapter 2 provides an overview of how the CTS implements the
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI).
Chapter 3 provides background information and instructions for
implementing common CTS operations in your application.
Chapters 4 through 27 describe the SCSI commands supported by
the CTS. To help you find the information you need quickly, the
SCSI commands are listed in alphabetic order.
The following appendixes are included:
Appendix A describes the options you can select for the CTS’s
electronically erasable programmable read-only memory
(EEPROM). These EEPROM options enable you to request a
customized configuration of items such as MODE SELECT
power-on defaults and SCSI command options for the CTSs you
order from Exabyte.
Appendix B provides a sample application for using the CTS’s
directory support feature. This option is available as a special
EEPROM image.
Appendix C describes how the CTS autosizes tapes and lists the
track and physical block counts for the different sizes of data
cartridges supported by the CTS.
Appendix D describes CTS message processing and error handling.
May 1994 EXB-8205 and EXB-8505
(Standard and XL)
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