Read Element Status
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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 4-108 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)
9 SValid
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
(Tape Drive ASCII Serial Number)
32-x bytes Identifier Pad
84 Media Domain
85 Media Type
86 Transport Domain
87 Transport Type
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