Chapter 5 Initiator Mode Pass-through Commands

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Introduction

Introduction

Summary

There are two types of commands that you will issue to the RF3880 adapter: Pass-through and adapter Board-control. Board-control commands are covered in Chapter 7. This chapter informs you about Initiator Pass-through commands performed in Initiator Mode. Pass-through commands for Target Mode are described in Chapter 6.

In Initiator Mode, when the RF3880 adapter receives a Initiator Pass-through command Parameter Block, it passes a command or message byte through to the SCSI device that must perform the work. The RF3880 will perform the necessary negotiation and report the completion status.

A Initiator Pass-through command Parameter Block can contain any SCSI command available for the peripheral you are addressing. You should refer to a SCSI and Common Command Set (CCS) specification or your peripheral vendor manual for more information. This chapter describes the Parameter Block structure you should use for Initiator Pass-through commands.

This chapter summarizes Initiator Pass-through commands and can be used as a reference for:

Pass-through command Parameter Block format.

Pass-through command Status Block format.

Pass-through message Parameter Block format.

Examples of usage.

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