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5.2.13.4 Available Provisioning Resource Percentage log parameter
5.2.13.4.1 Available Provisioning Resource Percentage log parameter overview
The Available Provisioning Resource Percentage log parameter of the Logical Block Provisioning log page has the format defined
in table 318
PARAMETER CODE field
The PARAMETER CODE field is described in 5.2.2.2.1 and shall be as shown in table 318 for the Available Provisioning Resource Percentage log
parameters.
PARAMETER LENGTH field
The PARAMETER LENGTH field is described in 5.2.2.2.1 and shall be set as shown in table 318 for the Available Provisioning Resource Percent-
age log parameters.
RESOURCE COUNT field
The RESOURCE COUNT field indicates an estimate of the number of Available Provisioning resources and is defined in 5.2.13.4.2.
SCOPE field
The SCOPE field indicates the scope to which the RESOURCE COUNT field applies and is defined in table 316.
5.2.13.4.2 RESOURCE COUNT field
The RESOURCE COUNT field (see table 319) contains an estimate of the percentage of resources available for allocation to LBAs
as a percentage of the manufacturer's total resources available for allocation. The units for the reported values are percent and
range from 0% to 100%.
Table 318 Available Provisioning Resource Percentage log parameter format
Bit
Byte
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
0
(MSB)
PARAMETER CODE (0003h)
1
(LSB)
2
PARAMETER CONTROL BYTE – binary format list log parameter (see 5.2.2.2.2.5)
3
PARAMETER LENGTH (08h)
4
(MSB)
RESOURCE COUNT
5
(LSB)
6
Reserved
7
8
Reserved SCOPE
9
Reserved
. . .
11
Table 319 RESOURCE COUNT field
Code Description
0 to 100 0% to 100% of the provisioning resources of the logical unit are available
All others Reserved