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.