Read Element Status
188 SL500: Interface Reference Manual • July 2008 Revision: F • 96122
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:
■ 01h or 53h = The element contains a DLT form factor cartridge.
■ 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 01h, the value reported for the Media Type field
identifies in ASCII the type of DLT cartridge:
■ S = The element contains an SDLT I cartridge.
■ 2 = The element contains an SDLT II cartridge.
■ 4 = The element contains a DLTtape S4 cartridge
■ FFh = The media type cannot be determined.
If the Media Domain field is 53h (53h is ‘S’), the value reported for the Media
Type field identifies in ASCII the type of DLT/SDLT cartridge:
■ 1= The element contains an SDLT I cartridge.
■ 2 = The element contains an SDLT I cartridge.
■ 3 = The element contains an SDLT II cartridge.
■ 4 = The element contains a DLTtape S4 cartridge.
■ FFh = The media type cannot be determined.
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 an 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.
If the Media Domain field is 4Ch (4Ch is ‘L’), the value reported for the Media
Type field identifies in ASCII the type of LTO cartridge:
■ 1 = The element contains a 100 GB Generation 1 LTO cartridge.
■ 2 = The element contains a 200 GB Generation 2 LTO cartridge.
■ 3 = The element contains a 400 GB Generation 3 LTO cartridge
■ 4 = The element contains an 800 GB Generation 4 LTO cartridge
■ T = The element contains a 400 GB Generation 3 LTO WORM cartridge
■ U = The element contains an 800 GB Generation 4 LTO WORM cartridge
■ FFh = The media type cannot be determined
This field is not valid if the Full bit is not set.
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