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INFORMATION TYPE field

The INFORMATION TYPE specifies the identifying information type to be set.

The SET IDENTIFYING INFORMATION parameter list (see table 191) contains the identifying information to be set by the device

server.

INFORMATION

The INFORMATION field specifies the identifying information to be set for the specified information type (see 3.32).

Upon successful completion of a SET IDENTIFYING INFORMATION command, the identifying information that is saved by the

logical unit shall persist through logical unit resets, hard resets, power loss, I_T nexus losses, media format operations, and media

replacement.

Table 190 INFORMATION TYPE code list

Code Description

0000000b

Peripheral device identifying information.

If the PARAMETER LIST LENGTH field is set to greater than the maximum length of the peripheral device

identifying information, the device server shall terminate the command with CHECK CONDITION status

with the sense key set to ILLEGAL REQUEST and the additional sense code set to INVALID FIELD IN CDB.

0000010b

Peripheral device text identifying information (see 3.32).

If the PARAMETER LIST LENGTH field is set to a value greater than the maximum length of the peripheral

device text identifying information (see 3.32), the device server shall terminate the command with CHECK

CONDITION status with the sense key set to ILLEGAL REQUEST and the additional sense code set to

INVALID FIELD IN CDB.

If the format of the INFORMATION field is incorrect, the device server shall terminate the command with

CHECK CONDITION status with the sense key set to ILLEGAL REQUEST and the additional sense code set to

INVALID FIELD IN PARAMETER LIST.

xxxxxx1b

Restricted (see SCC-2)

All other

Reserved.

Table 191 SET IDENTIFYING INFORMATION parameter list

Bit

Byte

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

INFORMATION. . .