Reference Guide

Chapter 4 SCSI Commands
MODE SELECT (6) / (10) Command (15h / 55h)
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SPI Negotiated Settings
Mode Subpage (19h/03h)
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The SPI Negotiated Settings Mode Subpage, shown in figure 73, is used to
report the negotiated settings of a SCSI target port for the current I_T
nexus for Parallel SCSI only. For additional information see figure 68
.
Attached SAS Address Reflects the SAS Address reported in the Identify Address frame
received by the drive.
Negotiated Physical Link Rate The value for this field is either 8h or 9h, indicating a Physical Link
Rate of 1.5 Gbps or 3.0 Gbps.
Attached Phy Identifier Reflects the Phy Identifier reported in the Identify Address frame
received by the drive.
Programmed Minimum
Physical Link Rate
Always set to 8h, indicating the 1.5 Gbps.
Hardware Minimum Physical
Link Rate
Always set to 8h, indicating the 1.5 Gbps.
Programmed Maximum
Physical Link Rate
Always set to 9h, indicating the 3.0 Gbps.
Hardware Maximum Physical
Link Rate
Always set to 9h, indicating the 3.0 Gbps.
Note: The values reported in this page pertain to protocol options
negotiated or established on the SCSI Parallel interface (SPI)
used to transfer the data. None of these parameters are
changeable with a
MODE SELECT command. For a description
of the possible settings, see the SCSI Parallel Interface - 5 (SPI-5)
standard.
Field Descriptor