
REWIND Command (01h) SDLT 600 SCSI Interface Guide
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4.30 REWIND Command (01h)
The REWIND command directs the SDLT tape drive to position the tape at the beginning of the
currently active partition, always Beginning of Media (BOM). Before rewinding, the drive writes any
data in the write buffer to the tape medium and appends an End of Data marker.
Figure 4-125. REWIND Command Descriptor Block — Data Format
Bit
Byte
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
0 Operation Code (01h)
1 Reserved Immed
2 - 4 Reserved
5 Control
Table 4-134. REWIND Command Data — Field Description
Field Name Description
Immed Immediate. When set to 1, the drive first writes any remaining buffered data to
the tape medium and adds an EOD marker. It then returns status to the host
before beginning the actual rewind operation. When set to 0, the drive returns
status after the rewind has completed.
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