Chapter 8 Details of Usage

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Tagged Queuing

Tagged

The SCSI-2 and SCSI-3 specification provide a protocol for queuing commands

Queuing

at the device level. The device is responsible for managing the order of the

commands, basing the order on message information from the initiator; the tag

 

 

 

 

message used by the initiator instructs the device where to place the command

 

 

in its queue. The initiator also uniquely numbers each command to identify it.

 

 

The RF3880 fully supports the tagged queuing protocol. This section describes

 

 

the RF3880 implementation of tagged queuing and how to use it.

How to Use

The RF3880 implementation of this SCSI-2 and SCSI-3 option is very simple

Tagged

to use. These are the steps:

Queuing

1. Enable Tagged Queuing

Note

If your SCSI-2 or SCSI- 3 device is operating with tagged queuing, the Queue Full Count and Maximum Queued fields of the Extended Board Statistics command (16H) will contain values. See Chapter 7.

In order to use the SCSI-2 and SCSI-3 option of Tagged Queuing, you must be sure that it is enabled on both the adapter and SCSI device.

A. Enabling on the RF3880

For the RF3880, tagged queuing is enabled for use with a device by issuing a Unit Options or Extended Unit Options command with the TAG bit of the Unit Flags field set before you issue any commands you want to tag. The RF3880 will only send tagged messages to a device if this flag has been set. This could be done during initialization.

B. Enabling on a SCSI Device

You may also need to enable tagged queuing on your SCSI device with a Page 0AH Mode Select. See your vendor-supplied documentation for more information. The RF3880 will not send an error to the Host if your device rejects the queue tag message.

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