Mode Sense (6); Table 6-35 Mode Sense Command - Sun Microsystems storagetek sl500 Reference Manual

Mode Sense (6)

The 6-byte Mode Sense command (1Ah) enables the library to report its operating
mode parameters to the initiator.
The initiator can request one page or all pages of the mode parameters.
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The initiator can use the Mode Select command to change the values of certain
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mode parameters.
Before issuing any Mode Select commands, an initiator should issue a Mode
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Sense command with the Page Control field set to 01h, and the Page Code field
set to 3Fh to determine which:
Pages are supported
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Parameters within the pages are changeable
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Supported length of each page
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TABLE 6-35 Mode Sense Command

Byte 7
0
1
2 Page Control
3
4
5
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6 5
Operation Code (1Ah)
Ignored
SubPage Code (00h)
Allocation Length
Bit
4 3
Rsvd DBD
Page Code
Control Byte
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Mode Sense (6)
2 1 0
Reserved (0)