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 Sense (6) / (10) Command (1Ah/ 5Ah)
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Table 31 Extended Device
Capabilities Page
Field Name Description
PS The parameters savable (
PS) bit is only used with the MODE SENSE
command. This bit is reserved with the
MODE SELECT command. A PS
bit set to one indicates that the device server is capable of saving the page
in a nonvolatile vendor specific location. A
PS bit set to zero indicates that
the device server is not able to save the page.
SPF A SubPage Format (
SPF) bit set to one indicates that the subpage mode
page format is being used.
MVPRV A move prevented to import/export element (MVPRV) bit set to one
indicates that the media changer prevents moves with the import/export
element as destination element address when medium removal is
prevented with the
PREVENT ALLOW MEDIUM REMOVAL command. An
MVPRV bit set to zero indicates that the media changer does not prevent
moves with the import/export element as destination element address
when medium removal is prevented with the
PREVENT ALLOW MEDIUM
REMOVAL
command.
MVCL A move closes import/export element (MVCL) bit set to one indicates
that the media changer will closes the import/export element whenever
a command is issued to move media from an open import/export
element. An MVCL bit set to zero indicates that the media changer does
not close the import/export element whenever a command is issued to
move media from an open import/export element.
MVOP A move opens import/export element (MVOP) bit set to one indicates
that the media changer opens the import/export element for operator
access whenever a command is issued to move media with an import/
export element as a destination element address. An MVOP bit set to
zero indicates that the media changer does not open the import export
element for operator access whenever a command is issued to move
media with an import/export element as a destination element address.
USRCL A user control import/export element close (USRCL) bit set to one
indicates that the media changer requires the operator to manually close
an open import/export element. An USRCL bit set to zero indicates that
the media changer does not require the operator to manually close an
open import/export element.