Chapter 4 SCSI Commands
MODE SENSE (6) / (10) Command (1Ah / 5Ah)
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Page codes and supported pages are:
Table 92 Supported
MODE
SENSE
Block Pages and Page
Codes
Number of Blocks Set to 0, indicating that all of the remaining logical blocks on the tape have the
medium characteristics specified by the block descriptor.
Block Length
Specifies the length in bytes of each logical block transferred.
A block length of 0 indicates that the length is variable, as specified in the I/O
command. Any other value indicates the number of bytes per block that are used for
READ
,
WRITE
, and
VERIFY
type commands that specify a fixed bit of 1 (Fixed Block
Mode).
Page Code Description
SENSE/SELECT Refer to
00h
No Requested Page
SENSE
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01h
Read / Write Error Recovery Page (01h)
BOTH
page 164
02h
Disconnect / Reconnect Page (02h)
BOTH
page 165
0Ah
Control Mode Page (0Ah)
BOTH
page 171
0Fh
Data Compression Page (0Fh)
BOTH
page 173
10h
Device Configuration Page (10h)
BOTH
page 176
11h
Medium Partition Page (11h)
BOTH
page 179
18h
Logical Unit Control Page (18h)
BOTH
page 181
19h
Port Control Page (19h)
BOTH
page 184
19h/01h
SAS Phy Control and Discover Mode Subpage (19h/01h)
BOTH
page 188
19h/03h
SPI Negotiated Settings Mode Subpage (19h/03h)
BOTH
page 192
19h/04h
SPI Report Transfer Capabilities Mode Subpage (19h/04h)
BOTH
page 194
1Ch
TapeAlert Page (1Ch)
BOTH
page 196
27h
Data Security Mode Page (27h)
BOTH
page 201
3Eh
EEPROM Mode Page (3Eh)
BOTH
page 207
3Fh
All Pages (except EEPROM)
SENSE
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Field
Description