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12.40.4
Parameter list format for third-party addressing
The parameter list for the ten-byte Reserve and Release commands. Third-party addressing is eight bytes in
length. The following table defines the format for the parameter list.
Table 203: Parameter list format for third-party addressing
Bit
7
Byte
0
1
(MSB)
2
3
4
(MSB)
5
6
7
Field definitions (listed alphabetically)
Table
number
FCP_Port Identifier (Fibre Channel Protocol Port Identifier)
203
Bytes 1–3, the 24-bit address used in the D_ID and S_ID fields of the Fibre Channel frame header.
PA_VAL (Process Associator Valid)
203
The disc drive does not support process associators and requires this bit to be zero (0). This field indicates whether the
Process Associator field (bytes 4–7) is valid.
Process Associator
203
Not supported and not checked.
Fibre Channel Interface Manual, Rev. D
6
5
Reserved
FCP_Port Identifier
Process Associator
4
3
2
1
PA_VAL
(LSB)
(LSB)
0
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