Chapter 4 SCSI Commands
MODE SELECT (6) / (10) Command (15h / 55h)
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Table 66 Read / Write Error
Recovery
MODE SELECT
Page — Field Descriptions
Disconnect / Reconnect
Page (02h)
4
The Disconnect/Reconnect Page controls the drive’s behavior on the SCSI
bus or network and allows the host to tune bus or network performance
(for Parallel SCSI, see
figure 58
; for Fibre Channel, see
figure 59
; and for
SAS, see
figure 60
).
Field
Description
PS
Parameters Savable. For
MODE SELECT
, must be set to 0.
SPF
SubPage Format. Always set to 0. Indicates that this page uses the page_0 page
format.
Page Code
Identifies the type of
MODE SELECT
page being transferred. A value of 01h
identifies this as the Read / Write Error Recovery Page.
Page Length
Indicates the number bytes in the page, excluding bytes 0 and 1. The length is
returned in
MODE SENSE
commands and must subsequently be set to the same
value when performing
MODE SELECT
.
TB
Transfer Block. Must be set to 1.
EER
Enable Early Recovery. Must be set to 1.
PER
Post Error. Default is 0. When set to 1, enables reporting of
CHECK CONDITION
to
report recovered
READ
/
WRITE
errors.
DTE
Disable Transfer on Error. Must be set to 0.
DCR
Disable ECC Correction. Must be set to 0.
Read Retry Count
This field reports the maximum number of read retries the drive attempts before
reporting an unrecoverable error.
Write Retry Count
This field reports the maximum number of write retries the drive attempts before
reporting an unrecoverable error.