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The unexpected phase encountered can be determined by interpreting the state | |||||||
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | Data Out | Initiator to Target |
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| 0 | 0 | 1 | Data In | Initiator from Target |
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| 0 | 1 | 0 | Command | Initiator to Target |
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| 0 | 1 | 1 | Status | Initiator from Target |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | Reserved |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | Reserved |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | Message Out | Initiator to Target |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | Message In | Initiator from Target |
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Table 39: Meaning of Status Byte - Unexpected Phase
See your SCSI or
Sense Bytes - When enabled to do so (the IRS bit of the
The device answers the Request Sense command by returning information about its condition. This information is called Sense Bytes. Depending on the peripheral, up to 256 Sense Bytes can be returned in response to the Request Sense command.
There are three ways that Sense Bytes can be reported to you by the RF3880 via the Sense Bytes fields of the Status Block:
•The first eight bytes of Sense data returned (this is the default).
•Up to 32 of the first sequential Sense Bytes.
•Up to 16 of any of the 256 possible Sense Bytes returned.
You can specify one of these methods, for Sense Bytes to be reported in the Status Block of Initiator
If no Check Condition status occurred, or the automatic Request Sense capability of the adapter is not enabled, the Sense Bytes fields will all be zero. See page 5 - 4 for more information about how to inhibit the automatic Request Sense command (using the IRS bit).
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