SCSI Commands: 29BREAD ATTRIBUTE
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3.17
READ ATTRIBUTE
The READ ATTRIBUTE command allows the application client to READ
ATTRIBUTE values from medium auxiliary memory.
3.17.1
READ ATTRIBUTE Command Descriptor Block
Bits
Byte
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
0
OPERATION CODE 8Ch
1
Reserved SERVICE
ACTION
2
(MSB)
4
Restricted (See SMC-2)
(LSB)
5
VOLUME NUMBER
6
Reserved
7
PARTITION NUMBER
8
(MSB)
9
FIRST ATTRIBUTE IDENTIFIER
(LSB)
10
(MSB)
13
ALLOCATION LENGTH
(LSB)
14
Reserved
15
CONTROL
3.17.1.1
READ ATTRIBUTE Command Field Descriptions
Field
Bytes
Bits
Description
OPERATION
CODE
0
The operation code for the READ ATTRIBUTE command is 8Ch.
SERVICE
ACTION
1 0-4
Service
Action
0h = return attribute values.
1h = return a list of available attribute identifiers.
2h = return a list of known volume numbers.
3h = return a list of known partition numbers.
VOLUME
NUMBER
5
Always 0 – the drive only supports a single volume
PARTITION
NUMBER
7
Always 0 – the LTO format only supports a single partition
FIRST
ATTRIBUTE
IDENTIFIER
8-9
Specifies the attribute identifier of the first attribute to be returned.
ALLOCATION
LENGTH
10-13
Specifies the maximum number of bytes the application client has
allocated in the Data-In Buffer.
Reserved
All reserved bits must be 0.
CONTROL 15 See
SCSI Command Control Byte Format on page 25.
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