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Tandberg Data SLR75 Manual

Tandberg Data SLR75 Manual (364 pages)

SCSI INTERFACE FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATION

Brand: Tandberg Data | Category: Network Hardware | Size: 1 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
1 Introduction

15
- General
  15
- Table 1-1: Capacity and Medium Types
  15
- Overview
  16
- Glossary
  17
- Additional Reference Documentation
  19
2 About Tape Streamers

21
3 Logical Characteristics

57
- SCSI-Bus Phases
  57
  - Bus Management Phases
    57
  - Information Transfer Phases
    58
- SCSI-Bus Phase Sequences
  59
  - Legal Phase Sequences
    60
- SCSI Pointers
  65
- Unit Attention
  67
- SCSI-Bus Conditions
  68
  - Attention (ATN)
    68
  - Reset
    69
  - Hard Reset
    70
4 Commands

72
5 Status Bytes

84
- Table 5-1: the Status Set
  84
6 Message System

86
- Message in
  87
- Message out
  88
- Extended Message
  90
- Synchronous Data Transfer Request Message
  93
- Table 6-6: Wide Data Transfer Request
  93
- Message Reject Message Handling
  96
  - Message-In Phase
    96
- Message-Out Phase
  96
- Table 6-8: Response to MESSAGE REJECT
  96
- Abort Message Handling
  97
- Table 6-9: ABORT TASK SET Message Handling
  98
- Unexpected Bus Free
  99
7 General Exception Handling

101
- Error Codes
  101
- Table 7-1: Error Codes (to be Continued...)
  102
- Error Conditions for All Commands
  105
- Deferred Errors
  106
- Error Conditions for Media Access Commands
  107
- Power on Selftest (POST) Error Handling
  108
  - Commands Executed after POST Error
    108
  - Commands Terminated after POST Error
    109
- Bus Parity Error Handling
  109
- Errors Detected by the Drive
  110
- Errors Detected by the Initiator
  111
- Buffer Parity Error Handling
  111
- Error Priority
  112
- Table 7-2: Error Priority
  112
- Suggested Error Recovery Action
  113
8 Erase

115
- Command Description
  115
- Command Descriptor Block
  115
- Table 8-1: ERASE Command Descriptor Block
  115
- Exception Handling
  116
- Phase Sequencing
  116
9 Inquiry

117
- Command Description
  117
- Command Descriptor Block
  117
- Table 9-1: INQUIRY Command Descriptor Block
  117
- Parameter Lists
  119
  - Standard Inquiry Data
    119
    
    Vital Product Data
    122
    
    Table 9-3: Summary of Supported VPD
    122
    
    Table 9-4: Unit Serial Number Page
    123
    
    Table 9-7: Hardware Revision Levels Page
    126
    
    Table 9-8: PROM Microcode Revision Level
    127
    
    Table 9-9: Drive Manufacturing Date Page
    129
    
    Table 9-11: Drive Adjustment Date Page
    131
- Exception Handling
  132
- Phase Sequencing
  132
10 Load/Unload

133
- Command Description
  133
- Command Descriptor Block
  134
- Table 10-1: LOAD/UNLOAD Command Descriptor Block
  134
- Exception Handling
  135
- Phase Sequencing
  135
11 Locate

137
- Command Description
  137
- Command Descriptor Block
  138
- Table 11-1: LOCATE Command Descriptor Block
  138
- Exception Handling
  139
- Phase Sequencing
  139
12 Log Select

141
- Command Description
  141
- Command Descriptor Block
  141
- Table 12-1: LOG SELECT Command Descriptor Block
  141
- Parameter List
  143
- General Parameter Description
  143
- Log
  143
- Log Parameter Headers
  143
- Table 12-2: Parameter Control Byte
  143
- Modifiable Parameter Values
  146
- The Tapealert Information Page
  146
- Exception Handling
  147
- Phase Sequencing
  147
13 Log Sense

148
14 Mode Select

219
- Command Description
  219
- Command Descriptor Block
  219
- Parameter List
  220
- Header List
  221
- Table 14-2: MODE SELECT Header List
  221
- Block Descriptor List
  224
- Table 14-12: Fixed Block Lengths
  227
- Read-Write Error Recovery Page
  229
- Disconnect/Reconnect Page
  231
- Control Mode Page
  234
- Table 14-16: Control Mode Page Descriptor
  234
- Data Compression Page
  236
- Device Configuration Page
  238
- Medium Partition Page (1)
  241
- Table 14-19: Medium Partitions Page
  241
- Table 14-20: Maximum Additional Partitions
  242
- Informational Exceptions Control Page
  245
- Table 14-22: Informational Exceptions Control Page
  245
- Miscellaneous Parameters Page
  247
- Table 14-24: BSYI Usage
  249
- Table 14-25: BSYA Usage
  249
- User
  253
- Table 14-26: User Page 0 Page Descriptor
  253
- User
  254
- Table 14-27: User Page 1 Page Descriptor
  254
- Cartridge Manufacturer Page
  255
- Exception Handling
  256
- Phase Sequencing
  256
15 Mode Sense

257
- Command Description
  257
- Command Descriptor Block
  258
- Parameter List
  259
- Header List
  259
- Table 15-2: MODE SENSE Header List
  259
- Block Descriptor List
  261
- Read-Write Error Recovery
  262
- Disconnect/Reconnect
  262
- Control Mode Page
  263
  - Data Compression
    263
- Device Configuration Parameters
  264
- Medium Partition Parameters
  264
- Tapealert Configuration Page
  265
- Miscellaneous Parameters
  266
- User Page
  266
- User Page
  267
- Cartridge Manufacturer Page
  268
- Exception Handling
  269
- Phase Sequencing
  269
16 Prevent/Allow Medium Removal

271
- Command Description
  271
- Command Descriptor Block
  271
- Table 16-1: PREVENT/ALLOW MEDIUM REMOVAL Cdb
  271
- Exception Handling
  272
- Phase Sequencing
  272
17 Read

273
- Command Description
  273
- Command Descriptor Block
  274
- Table 17-1: READ Command Descriptor Block
  274
- Exception Handling
  275
- General
  275
  - No Data
    275
- Tapemark Detected
  275
- Illegal Length
  276
- End of Data
  278
- Table 17-2: Illegal Length Summary
  278
- End of Partition
  279
- Non-Recoverable Read Error
  279
- Illegal Termination
  280
- Read after Write
  280
- Phase Sequencing
  281
18 Read Block Limits

283
- Command Description
  283
- Command Descriptor Block
  283
- Parameter List
  283
- Table 18-2: READ BLOCK LIMITS Data
  283
- Exception Handling
  284
- Phase Sequencing
  284
19 Read Buffer

285
- Command Description
  285
- Command Descriptor Block
  285
- Table 19-2: Read Buffer Modes
  286
- Table 19-3: Read Buffer ID's
  286
- Read Data Mode (2)
  287
- Data Buffer (Buffer ID = 0)
  287
- Static RAM (Buffer ID = 1)
  287
- Media Statistics (Buffer ID = 2)
  287
- Microcode Store (Buffer ID = 3)
  287
- EEPROM (Buffer ID = 4)
  287
- External RAM Adapter (Buffer ID = 5)
  287
- NVP DATA (Buffer ID = 6)
  288
- Tape Buffer Control Data (Buffer ID = 7)
  288
- Volume Directory (Buffer ID = 8)
  288
- Dbase Variables (Buffer ID = 9)
  288
- Header File Dates (Buffer ID = 10 )
  288
- Trace Buffer Control Blocks (Buffer ID = 11)
  288
- Complete Trace Buffer (Buffer ID = 12)
  288
- Read Descriptor Mode (3)
  289
- Table 19-4: READ BUFFER Descriptor List
  289
- Exception Handling
  290
- Table 19-5: Buffer Capacity
  290
- Phase Sequencing
  291
20 Read Position

293
- Command Description
  293
- Command Descriptor Block
  294
- Data Format
  295
- Table 20-2: READ POSITION Data
  295
- Exception Handling
  296
- Phase Sequencing
  297
21 Receive Diagnostic Results

299
- Command Description
  299
- Command Descriptor Block
  299
- Table 21-1: RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS Command Block
  299
- Results from the SEND DIAGNOSTICS Command
  301
- The Header Page
  301
- Table 21-2: the Header Page
  301
- The Diagnostic
  302
- Table 21-3: the Diagnostic Pages
  302
- Supported
  303
- Results from the Stand Alone Diagnostics Test
  304
- The Stand Alone Diagnostic Result Page
  304
- Exception Handling
  305
- Phase Sequencing
  305
22 Release

307
- Command Description
  307
- Command Descriptor Block
  307
- Exception Handling
  308
- Phase Sequencing
  308
23 Request Sense

309
- Command Description
  309
- Command Descriptor Block
  309
- Parameter List
  310
- Table 23-2: REQUEST SENSE Parameter List
  310
- Table 23-3: Sense Key Specific Information, Invalid Fields
  311
- Sense Keys
  313
- Table 23-4: Sense Keys
  313
- Additional Sense Code and Qualifier
  314
- Exception Handling
  316
- Phase Sequencing
  316
24 Reserve

317
- Command Description
  317
- Command Descriptor Block
  318
- Exception Handling
  318
- Phase Sequencing
  318
25 Rewind

319
- Command Description
  319
- Command Descriptor Block
  319
- Exception Handling
  319
- Phase Sequencing
  320
26 Send Diagnostics

321
- Command Description
  321
- Command Descriptor Block
  321
- Predefined Selftest Sequence 1
  323
- Predefined Selftest Sequence 2
  324
- Exception Handling
  325
- Phase Sequencing
  325
27 Space

327
- Command Description
  327
- Command Descriptor Block
  328
- Using Fast Space
  329
- Exception Handling
  329
- General
  329
  - No Data
    330
- Filemark Detected
  330
  - Setmark Detected
    330
- End of Data
  331
- Beginning of Partition
  331
- End of Partition
  331
- Non-Recoverable Read Error During Space Forward
  332
- Error Condition or Bad Block During Space Reverse
  332
- Space Forward after Write
  333
- Phase Sequencing
  333
28 Test Unit Ready

335
- Command Description
  335
- Command Descriptor Block
  335
- Exception Handling
  335
- Table 28-2: TEST UNIT READY Response
  335
- Phase Sequencing
  336
29 Verify (Not for SLR7 and SLR140)

337
- Command Description
  337
- Command Descriptor Block
  338
- Exception Handling
  339
- Phase Sequencing
  339
30 Write

341
- Command Description
  341
- Command Descriptor Block
  342
- Data Compression
  342
- Write from BOP
  342
- Write from EOD, Append
  343
- Writing over Existing Data, Overwrite
  343
- Terminating Write Operations
  343
- Exception Handling
  344
- General
  344
- Unsupported Block Length
  344
- Illegal Media Type
  345
- Illegal Overwrite
  346
- Illegal Append Tape Format
  346
- Logical Early Warning
  346
- End of Partition
  347
- Non-Recoverable Write Error
  347
- Append Error
  348
- Phase Sequencing
  348
31 Write Buffer

351
- Command Description
  351
- Command Descriptor Block
  351
- Write Combined Header and Data Mode (0)
  352
- Write Data Mode (2)
  353
- Download Microcode Mode (4)
  353
- Download Microcode and Save Mode (5)
  353
- Download Microcode with Offsets and Save Mode (7)
  354
- Microcode Verification and Save
  354
- Microcode Data Format
  355
- Exception Handling
  356
- Phase Sequencing
  357
32 Write Filemarks

359
- Command Description
  359
- Command Descriptor Block
  359
- Terminating Write Operations
  360
- Write Filemarks from BOM
  360
- Exception Handling
  360
- General
  360
- Illegal Media Type
  361
- Illegal Append Tape Format
  361
- Logical Early Warning
  361
- End of Partition
  362
- Non-Recoverable Write Error
  362
- Append Error
  363
- Phase Sequencing
  363

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