FC-2 Features
Responses to Link Services
TABLE 5-12
different Link Service requests when the library NL_Port is not currently logged in
with the sending NL_Port.
TABLE 5-12 Response to Link Services from NL_Ports Not Logged-In
Frame
Received
NL_Port Not Logged In
ABTS
Discard and send LOGO
ADISC
Discard and send LOGO
FAN
Process the ELS request,
no response required
LOGO
ACC
PDISC
Discard and send LOGO
PLOGI
ACC, LS_RJT
PRLI
Discard and send LOGO
PRLO
Discard and send LOGO
RSCN
Process the ELS request, no
response required.
Other Link
Discard and send LOGO
Services
Notes:
1. All three identifiers must match at login for Accepts (ACC) to be returned:
N_Port ID,
■
Port Name, and
■
Node Name
■
If all three identifiers do not match, return a logout (LOGO).
If other conditions prevent execution of the ADISC or PDICS ELS, return a reject (LS_RJT) with the
appropriate reason code.
2. BA_ACC if valid RX_ID else BA_RJT
3. If PRLI has not been successfully completed, set the reason code to "Image Pair Does Not Exist."
TABLE 5-13 FC-4 Link Services
Command
Sequence Retransmission
Request (SRR)
60 SL500: Interface Reference Manual • July 2008
summarizes the response the libraries generate when receiving
From
Target
Initiator
Response
I
R
NL_Port Logged In
BA_ACC, BA_RJT
ACC and LS_RJT
Process the ELS request,
no response required.
ACC
ACC and LS_RJT
ACC
ACC
ACC and LS_RJT
Process the ELS request,
no response required.
ACC and LS_RJT
FC-Tape
From
Initiator
Target
Response
P
Notes
2
1
1
3
StorageTek
Lib
Lib
Orig.
Resp.
N
N
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