Fcp transfer ready information unit, Fcp data information unit, Fcp response information unit – StorageTek StorageNet SCSI-3 User Manual

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FCP Constructs

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3-3

The

FCP_LUN

value format is described in

Table 3-3

or the value is 0. The latter refers to the

SESD on the local switch. The

FCP_CNTL

value is set to 1, 2 or 0 depending on whether

READ DATA, WRITE DATA or neither is involved in the command. The

FCP_CDB

value

contains the appropriate command descriptor. The

FCP_DL

field contains a count of the

maximum number of data bytes to be transferred to or from the target for the command.

FCP Transfer Ready Information Unit

The

FCP_XFER_RDY

Information Unit contains SCSI-3 data delivery service parameters

required by the initiator and must be transmitted preceding each read or write

FCP_DATA IU

.

Note:

The SESD does not generate this optional Information Unit.

FCP Data Information Unit

The

FCP_DATA

Information Unit transfers the actual data.

FCP Response Information Unit

Table 3-4

shows the

FCP_RSP

that carries the response status and sense information associated

with a particular

FCP_CMND

.

Table 3-3 FCP_CMND IU Format

Byte Size

Field Name

Byte Number

Description

8

FCP_LUN

0 - 7

Logical Unit Number

4

FCP_CNTL

8 - 11

Control flags and bits for task/execution management

16

FCP_CDB

12 - 27

SCSI command descriptor block

4

FCP_DL

28 - 31

Data Length

Table 3-4 FCP_RSP Format

Byte Size

Field Name

Description

8

Reserved

Reserved

4

FCP_STATUS

Status of the (linked/previous) request

4

FCP_RESID

Residual Count

4

FCP_SNS_LEN

Length of Sense Information (FCP_SNS_INFO)

4

FCP_RSP_LEN

Length of Response Information (FCP_RSP_INFO)

m

FCP_RSP_INFO

FCP Response Information

n

FCP_SNS_INFO

SCSI Sense Information

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