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Identifier Type The Identifier Type field indicates the format and assignment authority for the
identifier:
0h = No assignment authority was used, and consequently there is no
guarantee that the identifier is globally unique. In other words, the identifier is
vendor specific.
Identifier Length This field indicates the length of the Identifier field. Note: That the combined
length of the Identifier field and the Identifier Pad is 32 bytes.
Identifier This field contains the device identification of the type indicated in the
Identifier Type field and in the format specified in the Code Set field.
Identifier Pad This field contains binary zeros if the identifier is binary. This field contains
ASCII blanks if the identifier is ASCII. The number of zeros or blanks depends
on the length of the Identifier field. 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/SDLT 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.
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