Operating instructions

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SCSI REFERENCE 1012975
CHAPTER 15—READ ELEMENT STATUS (B8h)
Element Address – Bytes 00 and 01
This field contains the address of the cartridge storage location (cartridge cell).
Access – Byte 02, Bit 3
This bit indicates whether the cartridge loader can access the cartridge at that
location. The storage locations are always accessible. The valid value for this
bit is 1.
Except – Byte 02, Bit 2
The Except (exception) bit indicates the current state of the cartridge cell, as
follows:
0 – The cartridge cell is in a normal state.
1 – The cartridge cell is in an abnormal state and the Additional Sense Code and
the Additional Sense Code Qualifier fields contain information regarding
the abnormal state.
Full – Byte 02, Bit 0
This bit indicates whether the cartridge cell contains a cartridge, as follows:
0 – The cell does not contain a cartridge.
1 – The cell contains a cartridge.
Additional Sense Code (ASC) – Byte 04
If the Except bit is set to 1, this field contains the value 83h. Refer to Table 15-3
on page 15-16 for the corresponding ASCQ values and a corrective action for
each abnormal state.
Additional Sense Code Qualifier (ASCQ) – Byte 05
The values for this field are listed in Table 15-3 on page 15-16, along with the
corrective action to take for each abnormal state.
SValid – Byte 09, Bit 7
The values for this bit indicate the following:
0 – The Source Storage Element Address field (bytes 10 and 11) is invalid.
1 – The Source Storage Element Address field (bytes 10 and 11) is valid.
Invert – Byte 09, Bit 6
The autoloader uses single-sided media and does not support inverting of the
media. The value reported for this field is 0.
Source Storage Element Address – Bytes 10 and 11
This field shows the address of the last storage element from which the
cartridge was moved.