Mode Sense (10) Data; Mode Sense (10) Parameter Header Definition; Table 6-46 Mode Sense Parameter Header - Sun Microsystems storagetek sl500 Reference Manual

Mode Sense (10)

Mode Sense (10) Data

The library returns the following mode sense data:
A eight-byte Mode Parameter Header followed by:
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One mode page or all mode pages in the order specified in the Page Code list.
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The mode pages available are those defined for medium changers in the Fibre
Channel standard, including a Fibre Channel Logical Unit page, a Fibre Channel
Port Control page, a TapeAlert page, an Element Address Assignment page, a
Transport Geometry Mode page, and a Device Capabilities page and those
defined for medium changers in the SCSI standard, including a SCSI Logical
Unit page and a SCSI Port Control page.
A 412 byte Physical Configuration Page
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The data can be truncated to the length specified in the allocation length field.
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Mode Sense (10) Parameter Header Definition

The following table shows the Mode Sense Parameter Header page.
TABLE 6-46 Mode Sense Parameter Header Page
Byte 7
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Mode Sense (10) Parameter Header Page Definitions:
Mode Data Length
Block Descriptor Length
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6 5 4
MSB of Mode Data Length
LSB of Mode Data Length
MSB of Block Descriptor Length
LSB of Block Descriptor Length
This field indicates the number of bytes of parameter information available to
be transferred to the initiator, regardless of the allocation length. This field
excludes the Mode Data Length byte but includes three additional Mode
Parameter Header bytes and any mode pages that follow.
The library does not support block descriptors (00h).
Bit
3 2
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
1 0
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