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Quantum Scalar Intelligent Libraries SCSI Reference Guide Guide 13
Initialize Element Status With Range - E7h
What the Library Does With This Command
The library will examine the range of elements requested and determine their status relative to media
presence (full or empty). Barcode labels will be scanned unless otherwise directed (and the library supports
a non-barcode option). The library may not fully execute this command if the Automatic Inventory option is
enabled, and element status is already known.
Results of the status initialization will be buffered by the library for retrieval via the READ ELEMENT
STATUS command. Element status and barcode label information is retained by the library across power
cycles.
Command Usage
This command can be issued to gather status for some or all of the elements, and can be used in
conjunction with host application error handling if the normal element status maintained by the library
returns an unexpected result. It should then be followed by a READ ELEMENT STATUS command to
retrieve the status.
Initialize Element Status With Range CDB Format
The INITIALIZE ELEMENT STATUS WITH RANGE CDB format is shown in the following table.
Range – A value of 0 indicates that all element addresses will be checked and that the Starting Element
Address and Number of Elements fields will be ignored. A value of 1 indicates that the series of elements
beginning at the specified Starting Element Address for the specified Number of Elements will be checked.
Starting Element Address - The Starting Element Address specifies the beginning address of the range
to check. It must be a valid address for an element that exists within the library; no adjustment will be made
to convert to a next higher valid address. This field is ignored if the Range field is 0.
Table 8 INITIALIZE ELEMENT STATUS WITH RANGE CDB format
Bit
Byte
76543210
0 Op Code (E7h)
1 Logical Unit Number Reserved Range
2
Starting Element Address
3
4 Reserved
5 Reserved
6
Number of Elements
7
8 Reserved
9NBL Control