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Device Status log page
The Device Status log page is 3Eh, with a page length of 28h. PCB = Parameter Control Byte.
Device Status Bits
The parameter has the following format:
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
monitoring points on the drive. See below for the
format.
40h
2 Total Number of Loads 4 Number of loads/unloads over the life of the
device.
60h
3 Cleaning Cartridge
Status
4 Accumulated number of uses of the last cleaning
cartridge. Updated after the tape is loaded and
a cleaning event attempted. If there is no value,
FFFFFFFFh is returned.
40h
4 Product Number 4 Unique number that identifies the product 40h
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
01b
10b
11b
Field not supported
Temperature OK
Temperature degraded
Temperature failed
Device Status The overall status of the drive:
00b
01b
10b
11b
Field not supported
Device status OK
Device status degraded
Device status failed
Medium Status The overall status of the tape cartridge:
00b
01b
10b
11b
Field not supported
Medium status OK
Medium status degraded
Medium status failed
