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3.32 REPORT IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
The REPORT IDENTIFYING INFORMATION command requests that the device server send device identification information to the
application client.
The device server shall return the same identifying information regardless of the I_T nexus being used to retrieve the identifying
information.
Processing a REPORT IDENTIFYING INFORMATION command may require the enabling of a nonvolatile memory within the
logical unit. If the nonvolatile memory is not ready, the command shall be terminated with CHECK CONDITION status, rather than
wait for the nonvolatile memory to become ready. The sense key shall be set to NOT READY and the additional sense code shall
be set as described in table 203. This information should allow the application client to determine the action required to cause
the device server to become ready.
ALLOCATION LENGTH field
The ALLOCATION LENGTH field is defined in 2.2.6.
Table 142 REPORT IDENTIFYING INFORMATION command
Bit
Byte
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
0
OPERATION CODE (A3h)
1
Reserved SERVICE ACTION (05h)
2
Reserved
3
4
RESTRICTED (see SCC-2)
5
6
(MSB)
ALLOCATION LENGTH
. . .
9
(LSB)
10
INFORMATION TYPE Reserved
11
CONTROL