Chapter 12. Release—17h
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Table 12-2: Release Command Field Values
Field Name
Field Location
Values
Allowed
Meaning
Byte
Bit
3rdPty
01
4
0
Release is not being requested for a third-party reservation.
1
Release is being requested for a reservation made previously by this initiator
for the third-party device identified in the
Third Party Device ID
.
Third Party
Device ID
01
3-1
0-7h
The SCSI ID of the third-party device for which the library or some of its
elements were previously reserved. Ignored if the
3rdPty
bit is 0.
Element
01
0
0
The library shall release all active reservations, for the entire unit or any of
its elements, which came from this initiator (or were for the third-party
device specified, if the
3rdPty
bit is 1)
1
The library shall release all elements reserved for this initiator with the
matching
Reservation ID
(see the
RESERVE
command for information on
assigning Reservation ID numbers)
Reservation
ID
02
All
Any
If the
Element
bit is 1, this field is checked to determine which elements to
release. If the Element bit is 0, this field is ignored.