ANSI INCITS 291 : 1997

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions and conventions
   3.1 Definitions
   3.2 Conventions
4 Logical interface characteristics
   4.1 Operations
   4.2 Commands
   4.3 Responses
   4.4 Data groupings
   4.5 Media addressing definitions
   4.6 Interface addressing definitions
   4.7 Reserved
   4.8 Multiple ports (optional)
   4.9 Reset
5 Message packet structure
   5.1 Conventions
   5.2 Operation Command packets
   5.3 Operation Response packets
   5.4 Status
   5.5 Common parameters
6 Control commands
   6.1 NOP
   6.2 FACILITY OPERATION
   6.3 ATTRIBUTES
   6.4 REPORT ADDRESSEE STATUS
   6.5 PORT ADDRESS
   6.6 PATH CONTROL
   6.7 ATTENTION CONTROL
   6.8 OPERATING MODE
   6.9 ABORT
   6.10 ACCESS PERMITS
   6.11 RESUME
   6.12 PORT RESPONSE
   6.13 ANTICIPATED ACTION
   6.14 OPERATOR DISPLAY
7 Position commands
   7.1 Reserved
   7.2 POSITION CONTROL
   7.3 REPORT POSITION
   7.4 Reserved
   7.5 REPORT DISCONTINUITY
8 Transfer commands
   8.1 READ
   8.2 READ RAW DATA
   8.3 READ REPLICATED DATA
   8.4 SEARCH
   8.5 WRITE
   8.6 WRITE PATTERN
   8.7 FORMAT
9 Combination commands
   9.1 COPY
   9.2 COMPARE SLAVE DATA
   9.3 COMPARE DATA
   9.4 REALLOCATE
   9.5 ALLOCATE RESTORE
   9.6 SHADOW READ
   9.7 SHADOW WRITE
   9.8 SHADOW RESTORE
10 Other Transfer commands
   10.1 READ VERIFY
   10.2 READ AT FIRST AVAILABLE DATA
   10.3 READ FROM BUFFER
   10.4 READ FACILITY DATA TO BUFFER
   10.5 READ PHYSICAL DATA AND ECC
   10.6 READ PHYSICAL HEADER
   10.7 READ IPL
   10.8 READ PHYSICAL HEADER AND ECC
   10.9 WRITE TO BUFFER
   10.10 WRITE BUFFER TO FACILITY
   10.11 WRITE PHYSICAL DATA AND ECC
   10.12 WRITE PHYSICAL HEADER
   10.13 LOAD SLAVE IML
   10.14 ERASE
   10.15 WRITE PHYSICAL HEADER AND ECC
11 Diagnostic commands
   11.1 PERFORM SLAVE DIAGNOSTICS
   11.2 PERFORM FACILITY DIAGNOSTICS
   11.3 READ DEFECT LIST
   11.4 WRITE DEFECT LIST
   11.5 READ ERROR LOG
   11.6 WRITE ERROR LOG
   11.7 DIAGNOSTIC CONTROL
12 Command summary
   12.1 Control commands (clause 6)
   12.2 Position commands (clause 7)
   12.3 Transfer commands (clause 8)
   12.4 Combination commands (clause 9)
   12.5 Other transfer commands (clause 10)
   12.6 Diagnostic commands (clause 11)
Annexes
A Overview: the IPI-3 command sets on various Physical
   Interfaces
   A.1 Mapping to the Intelligent Peripheral Interface
   A.2 Mapping to High-Performance Parallel Interface
   A.3 Mapping to Fibre Channel
B IPI-3 Command striping
   B.1 Introduction
   B.2 Striping model
   B.3 Implementation requirements
   B.4 Existing implementation example
C IPI-3 Third-Party Data Transfer models
   C.1 Introduction
   C.2 Third-party transfer models
   C.3 Another third-party transfer model
D Defect List Management
   D.1 FORMAT command
   D.2 REALLOCATE command
   D.3 ALLOCATE RESTORE command
E IPI-3 commands
   E.1 Magnetic and optical disk commands
   E.2 Tape commands
Index

Covers the Logical Level 3 (generic command level) interface for magnetic and optical disk drives. The purpose is to facilitate the use and development of an intelligent interface allowing the interconnection of a controller to multiple peripheral types, such as tape, disk or communications.