Oracle storagetek sl150 - Page 203

Read Element Status
Julyl 2017 Command Set 203
Primary Volume Tag
Information (continued)
• 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 Data Transfer Element Descriptor (DvcID = 0):
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 Data Transfer Element
Descriptor (DvcID = 0):
0h = Vendor Specific
Identifier Length This field indicates the length of the Identifier field and is set to 0 (not
supported) for the Data Transfer Element Descriptor (DvcID = 0)
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.
Media Type The Media Type field along with the Media Domain field provides a hierarchy
of information that indicates the type of media in the element.
If the Media Domain field is 43h (43h is ‘C’), the value reported for the Media
Type field identifies in ASCII the type of LTO cleaning cartridge:
1 = The element contains a HP Generation 1 LTO cleaning cartridge.
2 = The element contains an IBM Generation 1 LTO cleaning cartridge.
3 = The element contains a Quantum Generation 1 LTO cleaning cartridge.
U = The element contains a Universal LTO cleaning cartridge.
FFh = The media type cannot be determined.
This field is not valid if the Full bit is not set.