SCSI Features
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SCSI Features
The following sections describe the SCSI features supported by the tape drives.
Auto Contingent Allegiance
StorageTek tape drives do not support Auto Contingent Allegiance (ACA).
Asynchronous Event Notification
StorageTek tape drives do not support asynchronous event notification (AEN).
Command Linking
StorageTek tape drives do not support Command Linking. The Link and Flag bits of
the Command Descriptor Block must be set to zero.
Status Byte
The target returns a status byte to the initiator at the completion of each command
during the Status phase unless the command is cleared or interrupted. The tape
drives support five status byte codes:
• Busy
• Check Condition
• Good
• Reservation Conflict
• Task Set Full