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SCSI Description

Quantum Atlas 10K II Ultra160/m SCSI Hard Disk Drives

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5.36

RESERVE (10) Command (56h)

The RESERVE and the RELEASE commands are used for contention resolution in
multiple-initiator systems. The RESERVE command is used to reserve a logical unit.
If RESERVE (10) is used, then RELEASE (10) is also used.

Bit

Byte

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

0

Operation Code (56h)

1

Reserved

3rdPty

Reserved

LongID

Extent

2

Reservation Identification

3

Third Party Device ID

4 - 6

Reserved

7 - 8

(MSB)

Parameter List Length

(LSB)

9

Control

Figure 5–90 RESERVE (10) Command Descriptor Block — Data Format