Element Address Assignment Page - Quantum SuperLoader DLT User Manual

Chapter 3 Media Changer Commands
Mode Sense (6) / (10) Command (1Ah/ 5Ah)
Field Name
Interval Timer
Report Count/Test
Flag Number
Element Address
3
Assignment Page
82
Description
06h Only Report Informational Exception Condition on
Request. The device server preserves informational
exception data. To access the data, a poll can be taken by
issuing an unsolicited REQUEST SENSE command. The
Sense Key is set to NO SENSE with an additional sense
code of 5D 00 (TapeAlert Event).
The additional sense code of 5D 00 for values 03h, 04h,
and 06h signals that a TapeAlert event has occurred.
Information about the event is stored in the TapeAlert
Log Page. The setting of MRIE does not impact logging
of events in the TapeAlert Log Page.
Not supported.
Report Count or Test Flag Number. This field must be set to 0 unless the
Test bit is set. When the Test bit is set, this field indicates that a test
condition to be generated as follows:
Value Result
0 Change no TapeAlert Flag but report an exception
condition based on the setting of the MRIE field.
1 to 64 Set the TapeAlert flag indicated in the value and
generate an exception condition based on the MRIE
field.
-1 to -64 Clear the TapeAlert flag in an equivalent manner to
taking corrective action of indicated by the absolute
number of the value.
32767 Set all TapeAlert flags and generate and exception
condition based on the setting of the MRIE field.
The element address assignment page is used to report element
address assignments to the host. This page also defines the number
of each type of element present. None of the fields in this page are
changeable.
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