Chapter 4 SCSI Commands
MODE SELECT (6) / (10) Command (15h / 55h)
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Table 70 Control Mode
MODE
SELECT
Page — Field
Descriptions
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 0Ah
identifies this as the Control Mode Page.
Page Length
Indicates the number of 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
.
TST
Task Set Type. The drive maintains separate task sets for each initiator. Must be
set to 1h.
D_Sense
Descriptor Format Sense Data. Must be set to 0.
GLTSD
Global Logging Target Save Disable. Must be set to 0.
RLEC
Report Log Exception Condition. When set to 1, specifies that the drive reports
log exception conditions. When set to 0, specifies that the drive does not report
log exception conditions.
The RLEC bit works with the Read / Write Error
LOG SENSE
page, specifically,
the TMC bit of the Read / Write Error LOG SENSE page (page 02h and 03h),
described in
table 42
on page 71.
RLEC indicates whether the drive should return
CHECK CONDITION
status with
Sense Key set to
UNIT ATTENTION
when one of the
READ
and
WRITE
error
counters of the log pages reach a specified threshold. Modify the thresholds
using the
LOG SELECT
command.
Queue Algorithm
Modifier
Must be set to 0.
QErr
Queue Error. Must be set to 0.
DQue
Disable Queuing. Must be set to 0.
TAS
Task Aborted Status. Must be set to 0, indicating that tasks aborted by other
initiators do not return a status.
RAC
Report a Check. Must be set to 0, indicating that the drive may return BUSY
status.