SMC WG: RES Question when # elements=0

Kevin D Butt kdbutt at us.ibm.com
Mon Jun 27 12:03:00 PDT 2005


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I have a question for the SMC Working group related to Read Element
Status.=20
If I issue a RES to a media changer with=20
ELEMENT TYPE CODE =3D 0,=20
STARTING ELEMENT ADDRESS =3D 0,=20
NUMBER OF ELEMENTS =3D 0, and=20
ALLOCATION LENGTH =3D 0xFF=20
what should I expect to be returned?=20

I am concerned about what the fields in the Table 14 - Element status
data should be set to, as well as the fields in Table 15 - Element
status page if any element status pages are returned.  I am pretty sure
that no Element descriptors will be returned.=20

Thanks,=20

Kevin D. Butt
Fibre Channel & SCSI Architect, IBM Tape Firmware,=20
6TYA, 9000 S. Rita Rd., Tucson, AZ  85744
Tie-line 321; Office: 520-799-5280, Lab: 799-5751, Fax: 799-4138, =
Email:
kdbutt at us.ibm.com

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<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif">I have a question for the SMC =
Working
group related to Read Element Status.</font>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif">If I issue a RES to a media =
changer
with </font>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif">ELEMENT TYPE CODE =3D 0, </font>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif">STARTING ELEMENT ADDRESS =3D 0, =
</font>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif">NUMBER OF ELEMENTS =3D 0, =
and</font>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif">ALLOCATION LENGTH =3D 0xFF =
</font>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif">what should I expect to be =
returned?</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif">I am concerned about what the =
fields
in the Table 14 &#8212; Element status data should be set to, as well =
as the
fields in Table 15 &#8212; Element status page if any element status =
pages are
returned. &nbsp;I am pretty sure that no Element descriptors will be =
returned.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif">Thanks,</font>
<br><font size=3D2 face=3D"sans-serif"><br>
Kevin D. Butt<br>
Fibre Channel &amp; SCSI Architect, IBM Tape Firmware, <br>
6TYA, 9000 S. Rita Rd., Tucson, AZ &nbsp;85744<br>
Tie-line 321; Office: 520-799-5280, Lab: 799-5751, Fax: 799-4138, =
Email:
kdbutt at us.ibm.com</font>
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