Read Element Status
198 SL150 Interface Reference Manual Julyl 2017
Primary Volume Tag
Information (continued)
• Trim first two characters: This field contains the third through eighth
characters on the label.
• If the cartridge label is "KL1020L6", this field will contain "1020L6"
and the domain and type fields will contain 'L' and '6'.
• If the cartridge label is "KL10203040L6", this field will contain
"102030" and the domain and type fields will contain 'L' and '6'.
• Trim first character: This field contains the second through eighth
characters on the label.
• If the cartridge label is "KL1020L6", this field will contain "L1020L6"
and the domain and type fields will contain 'L' and '6'.
• 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 Import/Export 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 Import/Export 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 Import/Export Element Descriptor.
Note – 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.