Initialize element status with range (37h), Initialize, Element – Dell PowerVault TL2000 User Manual
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INITIALIZE
ELEMENT
STATUS
WITH
RANGE
(37h)
The
INITIALIZE
ELEMENT
STATUS
WITH
RANGE
command
shall
cause
the
media
changer
to
check
the
specified
elements
for
volume
status
and
any
other
relevant
status.
This
command
enables
the
initiator
to
get
a
quick
response
from
a
Read
Element
Status
command
that
may
follow,
and
is
useful
after
a
power
failure,
if
tape
medium
has
been
changed
by
an
operator,
or
if
subsystem
configuration
has
changed.
Bit
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Byte
0
Operation
Code
(37h)
1
LUN
Reserved
Fast
Range
2
(MSB)
Starting
Element
Address
3
(LSB)
4
Reserved
5
Reserved
6
(MSB)
Number
of
Elements
7
(LSB)
8
Reserved
9
Control
Field
descriptions:
Range:
A
Range
bit
of
zero
indicates
that
all
element
addresses
shall
be
checked
and
that
the
Starting
Element
Address
and
Number
of
Elements
fields
are
ignored.
A
Range
bit
of
one
indicates
that
the
series
of
elements
beginning
at
the
specified
Starting
Element
Address
for
the
specified
Number
of
Elements
shall
be
checked.
If
the
Number
of
Elements
field
is
zero,
the
range
checked
shall
start
with
the
Starting
Element
Address
and
continue
through
the
last
element
address
on
the
unit.
Fast:
A
Fast
bit
of
one
indicates
that
the
specified
elements
shall
be
scanned
for
media
presence
only.
A
Fast
bit
of
zero
indicates
that
the
specified
elements
shall
be
scanned
for
all
relevant
status.
Element
Address:
When
the
Range
bit
is
set
this
field
specifies
the
starting
element
address
of
the
scan
for
the
Initialize
Elements
with
Range
command.
When
the
Range
bit
is
not
set
the
information
in
this
field
is
ignored.
Number
of
Elements:
When
the
Range
bit
is
set
this
field
specifies
the
number
of
elements
to
scan
during
the
Initialize
Elements
with
Range
command.
The
number
of
cartridges
to
scan
should
not
exceed
the
maximum
number
of
available
storage
slots
taking
in
account
the
starting
Element
Address
field.
When
the
Range
bit
is
not
set
the
information
in
this
field
is
ignored.
Chapter
3.
Supported
SCSI
Commands
3-3