User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Preface
- Theory of Operation
- Media Changer Commands
- Overview of Command and Status Processing
- Media Changer Command Descriptions
- Initialize Element Status Command (07h)
- Inquiry Command (12h)
- Load Unload Command (1Bh)
- Log Sense Command (4Dh)
- Mode Select (6) / (10) Command (15h / 55h)
- Mode Sense (6) / (10) Command (1Ah/ 5Ah)
- Move Medium Command (A5h)
- Persistent Reserve In Command (5Eh)
- Persistent Reserve Out Command (5Fh)
- Position to Element Command (2Bh)
- Prevent/Allow Medium Removal (1Eh)
- Read Buffer Command (3Ch)
- Read Element Status Command (B8h)
- Release Element (10) Command (57h)
- Release Unit (6) Command (17h)
- Report Device Identifier Command (A3h)
- Report LUNS Command (A0h)
- Request Sense Command (03h)
- Reserve Element (10) Command (56h)
- Reserve Element (6) Command (16h)
- Send Diagnostic Command (1Dh)
- Set Device Identifier Command (A4h)
- Test Unit Ready Command (00h)
- Write Buffer Command (3Bh)
- Index
Chapter 2 Media Changer Commands
Mode Select (6) / (10) Command (15h / 55h)
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Mode Parameter List 2
The following figure shows the format of the Mode Parameter List that is
passed by the initiator to the media changer during the command’s
DATA
OUT
phase.
Figure 27 Mode Select (6)
Mode Parameter List
Figure 28 Mode Select (10)
Mode Parameter List
Table 20 Mode Select
Parameter List
Bit
Byte 76543210
0 - 3
Mode Parameter Header
4 - 11
Mode Parameter Block Descriptor (Optional)
4 – 11 or
12 - n
Page(s) (Optional)
Bit
Byte 76543210
0 - 7
Mode Parameter Header
8 - 15
Mode Parameter Block Descriptor (Optional)
8 - n
or 16 - n
Page(s) (Optional)
Field Name Description
Mode Parameter
Header
4 or 8 bytes in length, contains information about
the remainder of the
Parameter List and is always
present.