Sun Microsystems StorageTek SL500 Reference Manual

Read Element Status
200 SL500: Interface Reference Manual • July 2008 Revision: F • 96122
Data Transfer Element Descriptor Definitions
Data transfer elements are the tape drives in the library. The Data Transfer Element
Descriptor Definitions page describes a tape drive. The following table shows the
data returned when the DvcID bit in the command is set to 1.
TABLE 6-77 Data Transfer Element Descriptor When DvcID = 1
Byte
Bit
76543210
0
to
1
(MSB)
Element Address
(LSB)
2 Reserved (0) Access 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)
9SValid
Invert (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 (2)
49 Reserved (0h) Identifier Type (0)
50 Reserved (00h)
51 Identifier Length (x)
52
to
52+x-1
(x bytes)
Identifier
32-x
bytes
Identifier Pad
84 Media Domain
85 Media Type
86 Transport Domain
87 Transport Type

Sun Microsystems StorageTek SL500 Specifications

General

Brand	Sun Microsystems
Model	StorageTek SL500
Category	Storage
Language	English