01-318 Eliminate SCSI-2 references and describe CA in SAM-2

Charles Monia cmonia at NishanSystems.com
Thu Nov 1 14:57:21 PST 2001


* From the T10 Reflector (t10 at t10.org), posted by:
* Charles Monia <cmonia at NishanSystems.com>
*
Hi:

Modifying SAM-2 to remove the requirement for protocols to support untagged
commands is a good idea provided there's a way for the host driver stack to
simulate the semantics.  Offhand, I believe that to be the case.

Charles
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elliott, Robert [mailto:Robert.Elliott at COMPAQ.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 1:00 PM
> To: t10 at t10.org
> Subject: 01-318 Eliminate SCSI-2 references and describe CA in SAM-2
> 
> 
> * From the T10 Reflector (t10 at t10.org), posted by:
> * "Elliott, Robert" <Robert.Elliott at compaq.com>
> *
> This new proposal has been posted to the T10 web site and added to the
> CAP agenda for next week's meeting:
>   01-318r0 SAM-2 SPC-3 Eliminate SCSI-2 references and describe CA
> 
> As the title indicates, it removes all the references to 
> SCSI-2 left in
> SAM-2 and SPC-3.  The main technical change is that it documents CA
> (contingent allegiance) in SAM-2.  It also removes the rule that
> protocols support untagged commands.
> 
> This proposal assumes Ed Gardner's 00-359r7 (Unit Attention Interlock)
> is accepted, quoting text from that proposal wherever it 
> makes changes.
> 
> ---
> Rob Elliott, Compaq Server Storage
> Robert.Elliott at compaq.com
> 
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