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Table 13: Supported commands (continued)

Command code

Supported [4]

Command name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

Read descriptor mode (3)

 

 

 

3Eh

Y

Read long

 

 

 

3Fh

Y

Write long

 

 

 

40h

N

Change definition

 

 

 

41h

Y

Write same

 

 

 

 

N

PBdata

 

 

 

 

N

LBdata

 

 

 

42-4Bh

N

Not used

 

 

 

4Ch

Y

Log Select

 

 

 

4Dh

Y

Log Sense

 

 

 

 

Y

Supported Log page (00h)

 

 

 

 

Y

Write Error Counter page (02h)

 

 

 

 

Y

Read Error Counter page (03h)

 

 

 

 

N

Read Reverse Error Counter page (04h)

 

 

 

 

Y

Verify Error Counter page (05h)

 

 

 

 

Y

Non-medium Error Counter page (06h)

 

 

 

 

Y

Temperature page (0Dh)

 

 

 

 

N

Application Client page (0Fh)

 

 

 

 

Y

Self Test Results page (10h)

 

 

 

 

Y

Cache Statistics Counter page (37h)

 

 

 

 

Y

Factory Log page (3Eh)

 

 

 

4E-4Fh

N

Not used

 

 

 

50h

N

XD write

 

 

 

51h

N

XP write

 

 

 

52h

N

XD read

 

 

 

53-54h

N

Not used

 

 

 

55h

Y

Mode Select (10) [3]

 

 

 

56h

Y

Reserved (10)

 

 

 

 

Y

3rd party reserve

 

 

 

 

N

Extent reservation

 

 

 

57h

Y

Released (10)

 

 

 

58-59h

N

Not used

 

 

 

5Ah

Y

Mode Sense (10) [3]

 

 

 

5B-5Dh

N

Not used

 

 

 

5E

A

Persistent reserve in

 

 

 

5F

A

Persistent reserve out

 

 

 

60-7Fh

N

Not used

 

 

 

80h

N

XD write extended

 

 

 

81h

N

Rebuild

 

 

 

82h

N

Regenerate

 

 

 

83-8Fh

N

Not used

 

 

 

C0-DFh

N

Not used

 

 

 

EO-FFh

N

Not used

 

 

 

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