Device Status log page

The Device Status log page is 3Eh, with a page length of 28h. PCB = Parameter Control Byte.

Parameter

Description

Length

Updated

PCB

0

Device Type

4

Obsolete. Set to all zeros.

40h

 

 

 

 

 

1

Device Status Bits

4

Used to provide remote status of selected

40h

 

 

 

monitoring points on the drive. See below for the

 

 

 

 

format.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Total Number of Loads

4

Number of loads/unloads over the life of the

60h

 

 

 

device.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Cleaning Cartridge

4

Accumulated number of uses of the last cleaning

40h

 

Status

 

cartridge. Updated after the tape is loaded and

 

 

 

 

a cleaning event attempted. If there is no value,

 

 

 

 

FFFFFFFFh is returned.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Product Number

4

Unique number that identifies the product

40h

 

 

 

 

 

Device Status Bits

The parameter has the following format:

 

7

6

5

4

 

3

2

1

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

Reserved (0)

 

 

 

CRQ

CR

ECT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Reserved (0)

 

 

Temperature

Device Status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Reserved (0)

 

 

Medium Status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

Reserved (0)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRQ

Cleaning Required flag

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CR

Cleaning Requested flag

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ECT

Exhausted Cleaning Tape flag

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Temperature

00b

Field not supported

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

01b

Temperature OK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10b

Temperature degraded

 

 

 

 

 

 

11b

Temperature failed

 

 

 

 

 

 

Device Status The overall status of the drive:

00b Field not supported

01b Device status OK

10b Device status degraded

11b Device status failed

Medium Status The overall status of the tape cartridge:

00b Field not supported

01b Medium status OK

10b Medium status degraded

11b Medium status failed

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