Fcp transfer ready information unit, Fcp data information unit, Fcp response information unit – StorageTek StorageNet SCSI-3 User Manual
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FCP Constructs
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The
FCP_LUN
value format is described in
or the value is 0. The latter refers to the
SESD on the local switch. The
FCP_CNTL
value is set to 1, 2 or 0 depending on whether
READ DATA, WRITE DATA or neither is involved in the command. The
FCP_CDB
value
contains the appropriate command descriptor. The
FCP_DL
field contains a count of the
maximum number of data bytes to be transferred to or from the target for the command.
FCP Transfer Ready Information Unit
The
FCP_XFER_RDY
Information Unit contains SCSI-3 data delivery service parameters
required by the initiator and must be transmitted preceding each read or write
FCP_DATA IU
.
Note:
The SESD does not generate this optional Information Unit.
FCP Data Information Unit
The
FCP_DATA
Information Unit transfers the actual data.
FCP Response Information Unit
shows the
FCP_RSP
that carries the response status and sense information associated
with a particular
FCP_CMND
.
Table 3-3 FCP_CMND IU Format
Byte Size
Field Name
Byte Number
Description
8
FCP_LUN
0 - 7
Logical Unit Number
4
FCP_CNTL
8 - 11
Control flags and bits for task/execution management
16
FCP_CDB
12 - 27
SCSI command descriptor block
4
FCP_DL
28 - 31
Data Length
Table 3-4 FCP_RSP Format
Byte Size
Field Name
Description
8
Reserved
Reserved
4
FCP_STATUS
Status of the (linked/previous) request
4
FCP_RESID
Residual Count
4
FCP_SNS_LEN
Length of Sense Information (FCP_SNS_INFO)
4
FCP_RSP_LEN
Length of Response Information (FCP_RSP_INFO)
m
FCP_RSP_INFO
FCP Response Information
n
FCP_SNS_INFO
SCSI Sense Information