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Chapter 8 SCSI Commands
8.10.1. ATTRIBUTE VALUES service action
This service action returns the Attribute values for which the PARTITION
NUMBER and VOLUME NUMBER can be specified in the READ
ATTRIBUTE command, starting with the FIRST ATTRIBUTE ID. The
Attributes are returned in number order. The following table shows the format
of the returned information as a result of the ATTRIBUTE VALUES service
action.
Table 8.10.1.1 : Parameter data for ATTRIBUTE VALUES service action
For details about each attribute, see “Medium Auxiliary Memory Attribute
Data” (page 102).
8.10.2. ATTRIBUTE LIST service action
This service action returns all valid Attributes for a specific PARTITION
NUMBER and VOLUME NUMBER. The FIRST ATTRIBUTE ID area of the
CDB is ignored. The Attributes are returned in number order. The following
table shows the format of the information returned by the autoloader as a result
of this service action.
Table 8.10.2.1 : Parameter data for ATTRIBUTE LIST service action
Bit
Byte
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0
(MSB)
AVAILABLE DATA(n-3)
3
(LSB)
4
ATTRIBUTTE #1
x
m
ATTRIBUTTE #N
n
Bit
Byte
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0
(MSB)
AVAILABLE DATA(n-3)
3
(LSB)
4
ATTRIBUTTE #1
5
n-1
ATTRIBUTTE #N
n