6-2.5.2.3 Element Descriptors; Table 6-25. Medium Transport Element Descriptor (Type Code = 1H); Table 6-26. Medium Transport Element Descriptor Field Description - Fujitsu M2488 Product Manual

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6-2.5.2.3 Element Descriptors
See Table 6-25 through Table 6-31 for descriptions of the Element Descriptors.

Table 6-25. Medium Transport Element Descriptor (Type Code = 1h)

BYTES 7
MSB
0-
1
2
3
4
5
6-
8
9 SValid
10 MSB
11
12-
15

Table 6-26. Medium Transport Element Descriptor Field Description

BYTE BIT VALUE
0-1
2 0
2 2
9 6
9 7
6-24
6 5 4
Element Address
Reserved
Additional Sense Code
Additional Sense Code Qualifier
Invert=0
Source Storage Element Address
The Element address field indicates the address of the element for which status is
being reported in the descriptor.
1 The Full bit, if one, indicates that a cartridge is present in the Medium transport ele-
ment.
0 If the Full bit is zero then no cartridge is present in the element.
1 The Exception bit, if one, indicates that the medium transport element is in an error
condition.
0 If the Exception bit is zero then the medium transport element is not in an error con-
dition. When the Exception bit is one, the Additional Sense code and Additional
sense code qualifier fields give detailed information about the error condition.
0 The Invert bit is always set to 0. The cartridges for the supported tape format cannot
be inverted.
1 If the SValid bit is set to one then the Source storage element address field indicates
the address of the element where the current unit of media [cartridge] in the
medium transport element was previously stored.
0 If the SValid bit is zero then the value in the Source storage element address field is
not valid.
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BITS
3 2
Exception
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
DESCRIPTION
1 0
LSB
Reserved Full
LSB
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