Document Outline

• Contents
• Related documents
  • Documents specific to HP Ultrium drives
  • Documentation map
  • General documents and standardization
• Interface Implementation
  • The SCSI interface
    • Supported messages
    • Supported commands
  • SCSI features
    • Design approach
    • Power-on
    • Reset strategy
    • Abort handling
    • LUN identification (parallel SCSI only)
    • Bus parity or CRC errors
    • Disconnect strategy
    • Multi-initiator support
  • Fibre Channel operation
    • Fibre Channel addressing
  • Field replaceable units
  • CD-ROM emulation
• Messages
  • Message Out support
  • Message In support
    • Extended Message support
      • Synchronous Data Transfer Request
      • Wide Data Transfer Request
      • Parallel Protocol Request
      • Fields:
  • Status
• Commands-introduction
  • Summary
  • Command details
  • Pre-execution checks
    • Bad LUN check
    • Deferred Error check
    • Diagnostic Status check
    • Fixed Bit check
    • Flag Link check
    • Illegal Command check
    • Illegal Field/Request check
    • Media Access check
    • Media Information check
    • Media Write check
    • Parameter List check
    • Reservation check
    • Unit Attention check
  • Command descriptor block
• Commands
  • ERASE 19h
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Erase Specific status:
  • INQUIRY 12h
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • INQUIRY data pages
      • Returned data:
    • Vital Product Data pages
      • Supported Vital Product Data Pages page
      • Unit Serial Number page
      • Device Identification page
      • Defined identifiers
      • Extended INQUIRY Data VPD page
      • Sequential Access Device Capabilities page
      • Drive Component Revision Levels pages
  • LOAD/UNLOAD 1Bh
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Load/Unload specific status:
    • Loading a cartridge
    • Unloading a cartridge
  • LOCATE 2Bh
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block (10-byte version):
    • (16-byte version):
    • CDB fields:
    • Locate specific status:
  • LOG SELECT 4Ch
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
  • LOG SENSE 4Dh
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Log page format
    • Supported Log Pages page
    • Write Error Counters log page
    • Read Error Counters log page
    • Sequential Access Device log page
    • Temperature log page
    • DTD Status log page
      • Very High Frequency Data (VHF)
      • Very High Frequency Polling Delay
      • DTD Primary Port Status
    • TapeAlert log page
    • Tape Usage log page
    • Tape Capacity log page
    • Data Compression log page
    • Performance Data log page
    • Device Status log page
  • MODE SELECT 15h/55h
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block
    • CDB fields:
    • Specific status:
    • Mode parameter pages
      • Mode page representation
      • Mode data format
        • Mode parameter pages
        • Mode parameter header
    • Mode block descriptor
      • Mode Parameter block descriptor fields:
    • Read-Write Error Recovery mode page
      • Read-Write Error Recovery page fields:
    • Disconnect-Reconnect page
      • SCSI drives
        • Disconnect-Reconnect page fields:
    • Control mode page
      • Control mode page fields:
    • Data Compression Characteristics page
      • Data Compression Characteristics mode page fields:
    • Device Configuration page
      • Pre-execution checks:
      • Changeable parameters:
      • Unchangeable parameters:
    • Medium Partitions mode page
    • Fibre Channel Logical Unit Control mode page
    • SCSI LUN Control mode page
    • Fibre Channel Port Control mode page
    • SCSI Port Control Mode page
      • Normal page
      • Sub-pages
        • Sub-page 01h-Margin Control
        • Sub-page 02h-Saved Training Configuration Values
        • Sub-page 03h-Negotiated Settings
        • Sub-page 04h-Report Transfer Capabilities
    • Information Exceptions mode page
    • Device Time mode page
      • Power-on time descriptor
      • World time descriptor
      • Library time descriptor
    • CD-ROM Emulation/Disaster Recovery mode page
      • CD-ROM Emulation/Disaster Recovery mode page fields:
  • MODE SENSE 1Ah/5Ah
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
  • PERSISTENT RESERVE IN 5Eh
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Returned data for service actions:
  • PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT 5Fh
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Parameter data
    • Additional parameter data
  • PREVENT/ALLOW MEDIUM REMOVAL 1Eh
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
  • READ 08h
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Read specific status:
    • Residue information:
  • READ 6 (CD-ROM mode) 08h
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Read 6 Specific status:
    • Residue Information:
  • READ 10 (CD-ROM mode) 28h
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Read 10 specific status:
    • Residue information:
  • READ ATTRIBUTE 8Ch
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Returned data for service actions:
    • Read Attribute specific status:
    • MAM attribute data
      • Attribute ID values
      • Standard device type attributes
      • Standard medium type attributes
      • Standard host type attributes
  • READ BLOCK LIMITS 05h
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • Read Block Limits data:
  • READ BUFFER 3Ch
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Memory sizes:
    • Returned data:
  • READ CAPACITY (CD-ROM mode) 25h
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Read Capacity data
  • READ MEDIA SERIAL NUMBER ABh
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Returned data:
  • READ POSITION 34h
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Short Form Block ID
    • Long Block Form ID
    • Extended Block Form ID
  • READ TOC (CD-ROM mode) 43h
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Read TOC data
  • RECEIVE DIAGNOSTICS RESULTS 1Ch
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Specific status:
    • Data returned
  • RELEASE UNIT 17h/57h
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • 10-byte only
    • Release Unit specific status:
  • REPORT DENSITY SUPPORT 44h
    • Pre-execution checks
    • Command descriptor block
    • CDB fields
    • Header
    • Descriptor blocks
  • REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER A3h
    • Description:
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Data returned:
  • REPORT LUNS A0h
    • Description:
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block
    • CDB fields:
    • Data returned:
  • REPORT SUPPORTED OPCODES A0h
    • Description:
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Data returned
    • The returned Parameter Data contains a 4-byte header followed by one or more command descriptors:
  • REPORT SUPPORTED TASK MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS A3h
    • Description:
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Data returned:
  • REQUEST SENSE 03h
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Request Sense data
      • Fixed format
        • Returned Sense data fields:
      • Descriptor format
        • Returned Sense data fields:
        • Information Sense data descriptor
        • Sense Key Specific Sense data descriptor
        • Stream Commands Sense data descriptor
        • Drive Error Code Sense data descriptor (Vendor Specific)
        • Cleaning Needed Sense data descriptor (Vendor Specific)
    • Sense data management
      • Current sense
        • Clearing current sense:
      • UNIT ATTENTION sense
      • DEFERRED ERROR sense
        • Write-behind deferred errors:
        • Bus release deferred errors:
    • Sense keys
    • Additional Sense codes
    • Error codes
  • RESERVE UNIT 16h/56h
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
  • REWIND 01h
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Rewind specific status:
  • SEEK (CD-ROM mode) 2Bh
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
  • SEND DIAGNOSTIC 1Dh
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Data required
    • Specific status
    • Standard self-test
  • SET CAPACITY 0Bh
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
  • SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER A4h
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Data
  • SPACE 11h
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • 6-byte version
    • 16-byte version
    • CDB fields:
    • Space specific status:
  • START/STOP (CD-ROM mode) 1Bh
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
  • TEST UNIT READY 00h
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • Test Unit Ready specific status:
  • VERIFY 13h
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
  • WRITE 0Ah
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Write specific status:
    • Residue information:
  • WRITE ATTRIBUTE 8Dh
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Parameter list format:
    • The parameter list has the following format. The attributes should be sent in ascending numerical order. For details of attribute data see “MAM attribute data” on page 115.
    • Write Attribute specific status:
  • WRITE BUFFER 3Bh
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Memory sizes
  • WRITE FILEMARKS 10h
    • Pre-execution checks:
    • Command descriptor block:
    • CDB fields:
    • Specific status:
• Glossary
• Index