Chapter 4 SCSI Commands
SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER Command (A4h/06h)
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Table 183
SET DEVICE
IDENTIFIER
Command
Descriptor Block — Field
Descriptions
The
SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER
parameter list contains the identifier to be set
by the drive.
Figure 165
SET DEVICE
IDENTIFIER
Parameter List —
Data Format
Table 184
SET DEVICE
IDENTIFIER
Parameter List —
Field Description
Field
Description
Service Action
A service action of 06h identifies this as the
SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER
command.
Parameter List
Length
Specifies the length in bytes of the Identifier that is transferred from the application
client to the tape drive. The maximum value for this field is 64 bytes. A Parameter
List Length of 0 indicates that no data is to be transferred and that subsequent
REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER
commands return an Identifier length of 0.
Bit
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Byte
0 —
n
Identifier
Field
Description
Identifier
The Identifier field is a vendor-specific value. This
value is returned by all subsequent
REPORT
DEVICE IDENTIFIER
commands, until replaced by
another valid
SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER
command.