Data Transfer Element Descriptor Definitions - Sun Microsystems storagetek sl500 Reference Manual

Read Element Status

Data Transfer Element Descriptor Definitions

Data transfer elements are the tape drives in the library. The Data Transfer Element
Descriptor Definitions page describes a tape drive. The following table shows the
data returned when the DvcID bit in the command is set to 1.
TABLE 6-77 Data Transfer Element Descriptor When DvcID = 1
Byte 7
0 (MSB)
to
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 SValid
10 (MSB)
to
11
12
to
47
48
49
50
51
52
to
52+x-1
(x bytes)
32-x
bytes
84
85
86
87
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6 5
Reserved (0)
Additional Sense Code
Additional Sense Code Qualifier
Invert (0) Reserved (00h)
Source Storage Element Address
Primary Volume Tag Information
(Field omitted if PVolTag = 0)
Reserved (0h)
Reserved (0h)
Identifier Length (x)
Transport Domain
Bit
4 3
Element Address
Access Except
Reserved (00h)
Reserved (00h)
Reserved (00h)
Reserved (00h)
ED
Identifier Type (0)
Reserved (00h)
Identifier
Identifier Pad
Media Domain
Media Type
Transport Type
2 1 0
(LSB)
Rsvd (0) Full
Medium Type
(LSB)
Code Set (2)
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