Oracle StorageTek T10000 User manual

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StorageTek T10000 Tape Drive
Fibre Channel Interface Reference Manual
Part Number: E20425-06
August 2016

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Table of Contents
Figures ........................................................................................................................................9
List of Tables .......................................................................................................................... 11
Preface ......................................................................................................................................15
Access to Oracle Support ..........................................................................................................15
What’s New ..............................................................................................................................17
1 General Information .............................................................................................................19
Overview ................................................................................................................................20
Tape Drive Description ...........................................................................................................22
Specifications........................................................................................................................... 25
2 Operations ...............................................................................................................................29
Connections .............................................................................................................................29
Arbitrated Loop .................................................................................................................29
Fabric Attachment ..............................................................................................................29
Direct N_Port Attachment........................................................................................................ 30
Addressing .............................................................................................................................30
SCSI Features........................................................................................................................... 31
Auto Contingent Allegiance ................................................................................................31
Asynchronous Event Notification ........................................................................................31
Command Linking ..............................................................................................................31
Status Byte ...............................................................................................................................31
Busy ....................................................................................................................................32
Check Condition .................................................................................................................32
Good ...................................................................................................................................32
Reservation Conflict ...........................................................................................................32
Task Set Full .......................................................................................................................32
Device Reservations................................................................................................................. 33
3 Commands ..............................................................................................................................37
Overview ................................................................................................................................37
Commands .............................................................................................................................37
Implementation Requirements ................................................................................................39
Command Descriptor Block ..................................................................................................... 40

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Control Byte ........................................................................................................................42
Erase Command ...................................................................................................................... 43
Generate Recommended Access Order Command ................................................................... 44
Format Medium Command...................................................................................................... 47
Inquiry Command ................................................................................................................... 48
Inquiry Data Format ...........................................................................................................49
Vital Product Data Pages .....................................................................................................52
Load Display Command .......................................................................................................... 57
Load Display Data Format .................................................................................................57
Load/Unload Command ......................................................................................................... 59
Locate Command .....................................................................................................................60
Locate(10) Command............................................................................................................... 61
Locate(16) Command............................................................................................................... 62
Log Select Command ............................................................................................................... 63
Log Sense Command ............................................................................................................... 64
Log Sense Page Format .......................................................................................................65
Log Sense Parameter Format ...............................................................................................65
Log Sense Supported Pages .................................................................................................66
Log Page 3C Subpage 01 .....................................................................................................68
Log page 3D Subpage 01 .....................................................................................................69
Write Error Counter Page ....................................................................................................70
Read Error Counter Page ....................................................................................................71
Non-Medium Error Page ....................................................................................................71
Sequential Access Device Page ............................................................................................72
TapeAlert Page ...................................................................................................................72
TapeAlert Flags ...................................................................................................................73
Tape Capacity Log Page ......................................................................................................76
Vendor Unique Drive Statistics Page ...................................................................................77
Vendor Unique Port Statistics Page .....................................................................................80
Vendor Unique Drive Statistics Page ...................................................................................81
Volume Statistics Log Page .................................................................................................88
Mode Select Command ............................................................................................................ 91
Mode Select Header Data ....................................................................................................92
Mode Select Block Descriptor Data ......................................................................................94
Read/Write Error Recovery Page ........................................................................................95
Disconnect–Reconnect Page ................................................................................................96
Control Data Protection Mode Page ....................................................................................97
Data Compression Page ....................................................................................................101
Device Configuration Page ................................................................................................102
Fibre Channel Logical Unit Control Page ...........................................................................104
Fibre Channel Port Control Page .......................................................................................105
TapeAlert Page ................................................................................................................. 106
Medium Configuration Page .............................................................................................107
Medium Partition Mode Page ...........................................................................................108
Read/Write Control Page .................................................................................................. 110
Mode Sense Command ........................................................................................................... 111
Mode Sense Header Data .................................................................................................. 113
Mode Sense Block Descriptor Data .................................................................................... 114

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Read/Write Error Recovery Page ...................................................................................... 115
Disconnect–Reconnect Page .............................................................................................. 116
Control Data Protection Mode Page .................................................................................. 117
Data Compression Page ....................................................................................................120
Device Configuration Page ................................................................................................121
Device Configuration Extension Mode Page ......................................................................123
Fibre Channel Logical Unit Control Page ...........................................................................124
Fibre Channel Port Control Page .......................................................................................125
TapeAlert Page ................................................................................................................. 126
Medium Configuration Page .............................................................................................127
Medium Partition Mode Page ...........................................................................................128
Read/Write Control Page .................................................................................................. 130
Persistent Reserve In Command............................................................................................. 131
Read Keys Parameter Data ................................................................................................132
Read Reservations Parameter Data ....................................................................................133
Read Reservations Descriptors .........................................................................................133
Report Capabilities Parameter Data ...................................................................................134
Persistent Reserve Out Command.......................................................................................... 136
Persistent Reserve Out Parameter List ...............................................................................137
Registering a Reservation Key ...........................................................................................138
Creating a Persistent Reservation ......................................................................................138
Releasing a Persistent Reservation ..................................................................................... 138
Clearing all Persistent Reservations and Keys ....................................................................138
Pre-empting Reservations Made by Another Initiator ........................................................139
Prevent/Allow Medium Removal Command......................................................................... 140
Read Command..................................................................................................................... 141
Data Integrity Validation—Read Operations .....................................................................142
Read T10 PI (16) Command.................................................................................................... 144
Read Attribute Command .....................................................................................................146
Attribute Values Service Action ........................................................................................ 147
Attribute List Service Action ............................................................................................148
Logical Volume List Service Action ...................................................................................149
Partition List Service Action ..............................................................................................149
Supported Attributes Service Action .................................................................................149
Medium Auxiliary Memory Attributes ..............................................................................150
Medium Auxiliary Memory Attribute Format ...................................................................151
Attribute List—Service Action ...........................................................................................152
Volume List—Service Action .............................................................................................153
Partition List—Service Action ...........................................................................................154
Read Block Limits Command................................................................................................. 155
Read Buffer Command .......................................................................................................... 156
Read Media Serial Number Command................................................................................... 158
Read Media Serial Number Parameter Data ......................................................................158
Read Position Command ....................................................................................................... 159
.........................................................................................................................................162
Physical Position Indicator Data ........................................................................................ 163
Receive Diagnostic Results .................................................................................................... 165
Receive Diagnostic Results Page Format ............................................................................166

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Receive Recommended Access Order Command.................................................................... 167
Release Unit Command.......................................................................................................... 170
Report Density Support Command ........................................................................................ 171
Report Density Support Data ............................................................................................172
Density Support Block Descriptor .....................................................................................173
Report LUNs Command ........................................................................................................ 176
Report LUNs Parameter Data ............................................................................................176
Report Supported Operation Codes Command ..................................................................... 177
All_Commands Parameter Data Format ............................................................................178
One_Command Parameter Data Format ............................................................................180
Command Timeouts Descriptor ........................................................................................182
Report Supported Task Management Functions Command ................................................... 183
Supported Task Management Functions Data Format .......................................................184
Report Target Port Groups Command ................................................................................... 185
Report Target Port Group Parameter Data Format .............................................................186
Target Port Group Descriptor Format ................................................................................187
Target Port Descriptor Format ..........................................................................................188
Request Sense Command ....................................................................................................... 189
Sense Data: ....................................................................................................................... 190
Sense Keys ........................................................................................................................193
Additional Sense Codes and Qualifiers ..............................................................................194
Request Sense Command (59 Byte)......................................................................................... 198
Reserve Command................................................................................................................. 200
Rewind Command................................................................................................................. 201
Security Protocol In Command .............................................................................................. 202
Security Protocol Information Pages ..................................................................................204
Tape Data Encryption Pages .............................................................................................. 205
Key-Associated Data Descriptors List ................................................................................215
SPIN Implementation Notes ..............................................................................................216
Security Protocol Out Command ........................................................................................... 217
Set Data Encryption Page .................................................................................................218
Key-Associated Data Descriptors List ................................................................................220
SPOUT Implementation Notes ..........................................................................................221
Send Diagnostic Command ................................................................................................... 225
Space Command ................................................................................................................... 226
Test Unit Ready Command .................................................................................................... 228
Verify Command ................................................................................................................... 229
Write Attribute Command ..................................................................................................... 231
Write Command .................................................................................................................... 233
Data Integrity Validation—Write Operations ....................................................................236
Write T10 PI (16) Command................................................................................................... 237
Write Buffer Command.......................................................................................................... 239
Write Filemarks Command .................................................................................................... 241
A Data Integrity Validation ................................................................................................... 243
Data Integrity Validation ........................................................................................................243
T10 PI Overview ....................................................................................................................244
Reed-Solomon CRC ............................................................................................................... 246
Vendor Unique SB-2 CRC ......................................................................................................250
Vendor Unique iSCSI CRC32C............................................................................................... 256

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Build Instructions .............................................................................................................. 256
Main Function and Defines ...............................................................................................256
Software Method ..............................................................................................................259
Hardware Assist ............................................................................................................... 262
B Media Validation ..................................................................................................................267
Media Validation Overview ...................................................................................................267
SCSI Verify Command (16 Byte)............................................................................................. 268
SCSI Verify Command Table: Verify Options ....................................................................270
SCSI Verify Command Table: Other Functions ..................................................................271
C Automatically Linked Partitioning ................................................................................273
Inquiry Command ................................................................................................................. 274
Standard Inquiry Data ......................................................................................................274
Erase Command .....................................................................................................................274
Request Sense Command .......................................................................................................274
Sense Key with ASC and ASCQ ........................................................................................274
ALP Mode Sense Command ...................................................................................................274
ALP Control Mode Page ...................................................................................................275
ALP Format Medium Command............................................................................................ 277
ALP Locate Command........................................................................................................... 278
ALP Read Position Command................................................................................................ 279
D SSA Command .....................................................................................................................281
Glossary .................................................................................................................................283
Index ........................................................................................................................................305

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FIGURE 1-1 T10000A and T10000B Tape Drive Rear View .............................................................23
FIGURE 1-2 T10000C Tape Drive Rear View ..................................................................................23
FIGURE 1-3 T10000D Tape Drive Rear View ..................................................................................24
FIGURE A-1 SB-2 CRC Program Example .....................................................................................250

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