Initialize element status (07h), Initialize, Element – Dell PowerVault TL2000 User Manual

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INITIALIZE

ELEMENT

STATUS

(07h)

This

command

directs

the

medium

changer

to

check

all

existing

elements

for

tape

cartridges

and

any

status

relevant

to

that

element.

This

command

enables

the

initiator

to

get

a

quick

response

from

a

Read

Element

Status

command

that

may

follow,

and

is

useful

after

a

power

failure,

if

tape

medium

has

been

changed

by

an

operator,

or

if

subsystem

configuration

has

changed.

The

library

shall

not

return

GOOD

status

until

checking

of

all

the

elements

is

complete.

Bit

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

Byte

0

Operation

Code

(07h)

1

LUN

Reserved

2

Reserved

3

Reserved

4

Reserved

5

Control

Field

descriptions:

3-2

TL2000

and

TL4000

SCSI

Reference