Read Element Status
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Storage Element Descriptor Definition
Storage elements are the main cartridge tape storage cells of the library.The Storage
Element Descriptor describes a storage cell.
TABLE 6-74 Storage Element Descriptor
Byte
Bit
76543210
0
to
1
(MSB)
Element Address
(LSB)
2 Reserved (00h) Access
(1)
Except Rsvd (0) Full
3 Reserved (00h)
4 Additional Sense Code
5 Additional Sense Code Qualifier
6 Reserved (00h)
7 Reserved (00h)
8 Reserved (00h)
9SValidInvert
(0)
Reserved (00h) ED Medium Type
10
to
11
(MSB)
Source Storage Element Address
(LSB)
12
to
47
Primary Volume Tag Information
(Field omitted if PVolTag=0)
48 Reserved (0h) Code Set (0)
49 Reserved (0h) Identifier Type (0)
50 Reserved (00h)
51 Identifier Length (0)
52 Media Domain
(Field moved up if Primary Volume Tag Information omitted.)
53 Media Type
(Field moved up if Primary Volume Tag Information omitted.)
54
to
55
Reserved (00h, 00h)
(Field moved up if Primary Volume Tag Information omitted.)