User's Manual
DLT2000 SCSI Interface 
DLT2000/DLT2700 Cartridge Tape Subsystem 8-21 
8.4.4.2 Vendor Unique Inquiry Data 
The following information can be used to precisely identify the revision of subsystem 
components. 
Bit 
  36  Released SCSI (controller) Firmware 
  37  Firmware Major Version # 
  38  Firmware Minor Version # 
  39  EEPROM Format Major Version # 
  40  EEPROM Format Minor Version # 
 41  Firmware Personality 
 42  Firmware Sub-personality 
  43  Tape Directory Format Version # 
Byte  44  Controller Hardware Version # 
  45  Drive EEPROM Version # 
  46  Drive Hardware Version # 
  47  Media Loader Firmware Version # 
  48  Media Loader Hardware Version # 
  49  Media Loader Mechanical Version # 
  50  Media Loader Present flag 
 51-  Module Revision 
 55   
Figure 8-6 INQUIRY Vendor Unique Bytes Definition  
Vendor Specific Inquiry Bytes 
To more precisely identify the product and the installed firmware, additional 
information is available. 
Released Flag 
This flag differentiates between released and test versions of firmware. One indicates 
released code (Vxxx) or field test code (Txxx). Released code has no Minor FW 
Version number (byte 38 is 0). Field Test and engineering versions of code have non-
zero Minor FW Version numbers for tracking purposes. 
Various Version Numbers 
In binary, not ASCII (see figure). 
Firmware Personality 
Numeric indicator of firmware personality. Set to 4. 










