Table 40 Informational Exceptions Control Page (1Ch) - Dell PowerVault ML6000 Reference Manual

The main purpose of this page is to indicate that the library can report exception conditions by being polled.
The exception conditions primarily involve the Tape Alert flags, but may include additional conditions as
well, as defined by the Sense Data.
Table 40 Informational Exceptions Control Page (1Ch)
Bit
7
Byte
0 PS
1
2 Perf
3
4
7
8
11
Parameters Savable (PS) – This page is not savable, and this field is set to zero.
Page Code – This field identifies the Informational Exceptions Control mode page and returns 1Ch.
Parameter List Length – This field is set to 0Ah (10).
Log Errors (LogErr) – This field is set to 0 to indicate that logging of informational exception conditions is
vendor specific (unique to the library in this case).
Test – This field is set to 0 to indicate that test failure indications will not be generated.
Disable Exception Control (Dexcpt) –This field is set to 1, indicating that the initiator must poll the LOG
SENSE Tape Alert page.
Enable Warning (EWasc) – This field is set to 0, indicating that reporting of warnings is disabled.
Enable Background Function (EBF) – This field is set to 0 indicating that background functions are not
enabled.
Performance (Perf) – This field is set to 0 to indicate that informational exception operations that are the
cause of delays are acceptable.
Method of Reporting Informational Exceptions (MRIE) – This field is set to 0h to indicate that exception
conditions or warnings will not be reported, and that the initiator must poll.
Interval Timer – This field is set to 0000 0000h to indicate that the interval is vendor specific. The library
does not support a timer interval.
Report Count – This field is set to 0000 0000h to indicate that there is no limit on the number of exception
conditions reported.
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6 5
Rsvd
Parameter List Length = 0Ah
Rsvd EBF
Reserved
4 3
Page Code (1Ch)
EWasc Dexcpt
Interval Timer
Report Count
2 1
Test Rsvd LogErr
MRIE
SCSI Commands
0