Maxtor ATLAS 10K III - Manual (Page 192)

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5-128 Maxtor Atlas 10K III
Table 5-164 RELEASE (10) Command — Field Descriptions
Note: Assuming that the RELEASE Command Descriptor Block is valid, the drive
always returns a GOOD status for this command. An actual release only hap-
pens if the initiator has the unit reserved for itself or a third-party initiator.
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3rdPty
Third Party Release allows an initiator to release a logical unit that was previously
reserved. If the value in this field is 0, third party release is not requested. If 3rdPty
= 1, then the device server will release the specified logical unit, but only if the ini-
tiator ID, 3rdPty bit, and third party device ID are identical when compared to the
RESERVE command that established the reservation.
LongID
If the Long ID bit is set to 1, the Parameter List Length is 8 and the eight bytes of
the parameter list carry the device ID of the third party device; the contents of the
Third Party Device ID in the CDB (byte 3) are ignored.
Third Party De-
vice ID
If the Third Party Device ID value that is connected with the reservation release is
smaller than 255, the LongID bit may be 0 and the ID value sent in the CDB. If
LongID bit = 0, the Parameter List Length field also = 0. If the Third Party Device
ID value is greater than 255, LongID = 1.
Device servers that support device IDs greater than 255 will accept commands with
LongID = 1; device servers that do not support IDs greater than 255 may reject
commands with LongID set = 1. Device ID formats are protocol-specific.
Parameter List
Length
The contents of this field specify the length, in bytes, of the parameter list that will
be transferred from the initiator to the target.
Extent The drive supports reservations only on entire logical units. 6JG XCNWG OWUV DG 
Reservation
Identification
Any value in this field is ignored by the drive.