Read Element Status
Julyl 2017 Command Set 189
Primary Volume Tag
Information (continued)
• If the cartridge label is "KL10203040L6", this field will contain
"L102030" and the domain and type fields will contain 'L' and '6'.
• No type checking: This field contains all characters on the label without
checking the media domain and type.
• If the cartridge label is "KL1020L6", this field will contain
"KL1020L6" and the domain and type fields will contain FFh and
FFh.
• If the cartridge label is "KL10203040L6", this field will contain
"KL10203040L6" and the domain and type fields will contain FFh
and FFh.
If the label on the cartridge tape is not readable or if the element is empty,
the Primary Volume Tag field is filled with 36 bytes of zeros.
Code Set
This field specifies the code set used for the identifier field and is set to 0
(not supported) for the Medium Transport Element Descriptor:
0h = Reserved
Identifier Type
The Identifier Type field indicates the format and assignment authority for
the identifier and is set to 0 (not supported) for the Medium Transport
Element Descriptor: 0h = Vendor Specific
Identifier Length
This field indicates the length of the Identifier field and is set to 0 (not
supported) for the Medium Transport Element Descriptor. Note: That the
combined length of the identifier field and the Identifier Pad is 32 bytes.
Media Domain
The Media Domain field along with the Media Type field provides a
hierarchy of information that indicates the type of media in the element:
43h = The element contains an LTO (or future) cleaning form factor
cartridge (43h is ‘C’).
4Ch = The element contains an LTO form factor cartridge (4Ch is ‘L’).
FFh = The media domain cannot be determined.
This field is not valid if the Full bit is not set.