Chapter 4 SCSI Commands
MODE SENSE (6) / (10) Command (1Ah / 5Ah)
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Table 97 Control Mode
MODE
SENSE
Page — Field
Descriptions
Field
Description
PS
Parameters Savable. Always 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 SENSE
page being transferred. A value of 0Ah
identifies this as the Control Mode page.
Page Length
Indicates the number of bytes, excluding bytes 0 and 1.
TST
Task Set Type. Always set to 1. The drive maintains a separate task sets for each
initiator.
D_Sense
Descriptor Format Sense Data. Always set to 0. The drive always returns fixed-
format autosense data.
GLTSD
Global Logging Target Save Disable. Always set to 0.
RLEC
Report Log Exception Condition. Indicates whether the drive returns
CHECK
CONDITION
status with Sense Key set to
UNIT ATTENTION
(06h) when one of its
WRITE
and
READ
error counters reaches a specified threshold.
When set to 0, indicates that the drive does not return
UNIT ATTENTION
when a
threshold has been met.
When set to 1, indicates that the drive returns
UNIT ATTENTION
when a threshold
is met.
Queue Algorithm
Modifier
Always set to 0.
QErr
Queue Error. Always set to 0.
DQue
Disable Queuing. Always set to 0.
TAS
Task Aborted Status. Always set to 0. The drive does not return a status for tasks
aborted by the actions of other initiators.
RAC
Report a Check. Always set to 0. The drive returns
BUSY
status rather than
CHECK
CONDITION
status during long busy conditions.
UA_Intlck_Ctrl
Unit Attention Interlocks Control. Always set to 00b. The drive clears all
UNIT
ATTENTION
conditions when they are reported.
SWP
Software Write Protect. Always set to 0.