Request Sense Command (03H) - Quantum DLT 8000 Product Manual

5.23 REQUEST SENSE Command (03h)

The REQUEST SENSE command causes the tape drive to transfer detailed sense data to
the initiator.
Bit 7
Byte
0
1 Logical Unit Number
2
3
4
5 Unused
Figure 5–89 REQUEST SENSE Command Descriptor Block — Data Format
Table 5–86 REQUEST SENSE Command Data — Field Descriptions
Field Name
Allocation Length
6 5
Operation Code (03h)
Allocation Length
Description
This field specifies the maximum number of sense bytes to be
returned. The tape drive terminates the transfer when this number of
bytes has been transferred or when all available sense data has been
transferred to the host, whichever is less.
Quantum DLT 8000 Tape System
4 3
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
SCSI Commands
2 1
Flag
0
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