
CATALOG Command
3-18 User Reference
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MOD Specifies the tape density.
densities supported for 3480/3490 devices:
00—Buffered write mode
08
—Buffered write mode with IDRC
20
—Unbuffered write mode
28
—Unbuffered write mode with IDRC
densities supported for 8809/9347 devices:
30—High speed / short gap
50
—Low speed / long gap
60
—Low speed / short gap
90
—High speed / long gap
densities supported for 3424/9348 devices:
42—Buffered write mode 1600 bpi
62
—Unbuffered write mode 1600 bpi
C2
—Buffered write mode 6250 bpi
E2
—Unbuffered write mode 6250 bpi
densities supported for 3410/3420/3422/3430
devices:
D0—6250 bpi
C0
—1600 bpi
C8
—800 bpi
densities supported for 3490E devices:
F0—Buffered write mode (3490E)
F8
—Buffered write mode with IDRC (3490E)
Internally, BIM-EPIC uses modes F0 and F8 to
distinguish 3490E tape cartridge drives from
3480/3490. Because VSE/ESA does not recognize
these modes, BIM-EPIC sends mode 00 or mode 08
to the 3490E tape cartridge drives whenever mode
F0 or mode F8 is specified.
densities supported for 3590 TPA devices:
00-07—Buffered model dependent formats
08-0F
—Buffered compressed model dependent
formats
20-27
—Unbuffered, like densities 00-07
28-2F
—Unbuffered, like densities 08-0F
Density 08 should be used for performance reasons.
The following coding must be used for 3592
devices:
TPA=YES MOD=31
Parameter Definition
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