MEDIA CHANGER COMMANDS
M2488 PRODUCT GUIDE
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CG00000-011503 REV. A
March 1997
6-2.6
TEST UNIT READY MC command 00h
The TEST UNIT READY command provides a means to check if the logical unit is ready. This is not
a request for a self-test. If the logical unit would accept an appropriate medium-access command
without returning CHECK CONDITION status, this command returns a GOOD status.
6-2.6.1
TEST UNIT READY CDB Description
TEST UNIT READY is a six-byte command. The bytes are as shown below and described in
Table 6-34. Common fields are described in paragraph 4-3.1 on page 7-4.
6-2.6.2
TEST UNIT READY CHECK CONDITION Status
The medium-changer logical unit is Ready if the following conditions are met:
A. the medium-changer mode is System Mode
B. a magazine is present or a cartridge is loaded in the tape drive
If medium-changer is not Ready then CHECK CONDITION status is returned with the sense key
equal to NOT READY.
BITS
BYTES
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
LUN
Reserved
2
Reserved
3
Reserved
4
Reserved
5
Reserved
Flag
Link
Note: Changeable fields in the CDB are shaded.
Table 6-34. TEST UNIT READY Field Description
BYTE
BIT
VALUE
DESCRIPTION
0
0-7
00H
Operation code.
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