Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative References
2.1 Normative references overview
2.2 Approved references
2.3 References under development
3 Definitions, symbols, abbreviations, keywords, and
conventions
3.1 Definitions
3.2 Symbols and abbreviations
3.3 Keywords
3.4 Conventions
4 Direct-access block device type model
4.1 Direct-access block device type model overview
4.2 Media examples
4.2.1 Media examples overview
4.2.2 Rotating media
4.2.3 Memory media
4.3 Removable medium
4.3.1 Removable medium overview
4.3.2 Removable medium with an attached media
changer
4.4 Logical blocks
4.5 Ready state
4.6 Initialization
4.7 Write protection
4.8 Medium defects
4.9 Write failures
4.10 Caches
4.11 Implicit HEAD OF QUEUE command processing
4.12 Reservations
4.13 Error reporting
4.13.1 Error reporting overview
4.13.2 Block commands sense data descriptor
4.14 Model for XOR commands
4.14.1 Model for XOR commands overview
4.14.2 Storage array controller supervised XOR
operations
4.14.3 Array subsystem considerations
4.14.4 XOR data retention requirements
4.15 START STOP UNIT and power conditions
4.15.1 START STOP UNIT and power conditions overview
4.15.2 START STOP UNIT and power conditions state
machine
4.16 Protection information model
4.16.1 Protection information overview
4.16.2 Protection information format
4.16.3 Logical block guard
4.16.4 Application of protection information
4.16.5 Protection information and commands
4.17 Grouping function
5 Commands for direct-access block devices
5.1 Commands for direct-access block devices overview
5.2 FORMAT UNIT command
5.2.1 FORMAT UNIT command overview
5.2.2 FORMAT UNIT parameter list
5.3 PRE-FETCH (10) command
5.4 PRE-FETCH (16) command
5.5 READ (6) command
5.6 READ (10) command
5.7 READ (12) command
5.8 READ (16) command
5.9 READ (32) command
5.10 READ CAPACITY (10) command
5.10.1 READ CAPACITY (10) overview
5.10.2 READ CAPACITY (10) parameter data
5.11 READ CAPACITY (16) command
5.11.1 READ CAPACITY (16) command overview
5.11.2 READ CAPACITY (16) parameter data
5.12 READ DEFECT DATA (10) command
5.12.1 READ DEFECT DATA (10) command overview
5.12.2 READ DEFECT DATA (10) parameter data
5.13 READ DEFECT DATA (12) command
5.13.1 READ DEFECT DATA (12) command overview
5.13.2 READ DEFECT DATA (12) parameter data
5.14 READ LONG (10) command
5.15 READ LONG (16) command
5.16 REASSIGN BLOCKS command
5.16.1 REASSIGN BLOCKS command overview
5.16.2 REASSIGN BLOCKS parameter list
5.17 START STOP UNIT command
5.18 SYNCHRONIZE CACHE (10) command
5.19 SYNCHRONIZE CACHE (16) command
5.20 VERIFY (10) command
5.21 VERIFY (12) command
5.22 VERIFY (16) command
5.23 VERIFY (32) command
5.24 WRITE (6) command
5.25 WRITE (10) command
5.26 WRITE (12) command
5.27 WRITE (16) command
5.28 WRITE (32) command
5.29 WRITE AND VERIFY (10) command
5.30 WRITE AND VERIFY (12) command
5.31 WRITE AND VERIFY (16) command
5.32 WRITE AND VERIFY (32) command
5.33 WRITE LONG (10) command
5.34 WRITE LONG (16) command
5.35 WRITE SAME (10) command
5.36 WRITE SAME (16) command
5.37 WRITE SAME (32) command
5.38 XDREAD (10) command
5.39 XDREAD (32) command
5.40 XDWRITE (10) command
5.41 XDWRITE (32) command
5.42 XDWRITEREAD (10) command
5.43 XDWRITEREAD (32) command
5.44 XPWRITE (10) command
5.45 XPWRITE (32) command
6 Parameters for direct-access block devices
6.1 Diagnostic parameters
6.1.1 Diagnostic parameters overview
6.1.2 Translate Address Output diagnostic page
6.1.3 Translate Address Input diagnostic page
6.2 Log parameters
6.2.1 Log parameters overview
6.2.2 Format Status log page
6.2.3 Non-volatile Cache log page
6.3 Mode parameters
6.3.1 Mode parameters overview
6.3.2 Mode parameter block descriptors
6.3.3 Caching mode page
6.3.4 Read-Write Error Recovery mode page
6.3.5 Verify Error Recovery mode page
6.3.6 XOR Control mode page
6.4 Vital product data (VPD) parameters
6.4.1 VPD parameters overview
6.4.2 Block Limits VPD page
Tables
Figures
Annexes
A Numeric order codes
A.1 Variable length CDBs
A.2 Service action CDBs
B XOR command examples
B.1 XOR command examples overview
B.2 Update write operation
B.3 Regenerate operation
B.4 Rebuild operation
C CRC example in C