Reference Guide

Chapter 4 SCSI Commands
READ ATTRIBUTE Command (8Ch)
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Key is set to ILLEGAL REQUEST and the Additional Sense Code is set to
INVALID FIELD IN CDB.
If the medium auxiliary memory has failed, the drive terminates the
READ ATTRIBUTE command with a CHECK CONDITION status. The Sense
Key is set to
MEDIUM ERROR and the Additional Sense Code is set to
AUXILIARY MEMORY READ ERROR.
READ ATTRIBUTE Service
Action Codes
4
The service actions defined for the READ ATTRIBUTE command are listed
in table 131
.
Table 131 READ ATTRIBUTE
Command Service Action
Codes
ATTRIBUTE VALUES Service Action 4
The READ ATTRIBUTE E command with the ATTRIBUTE VALUES service
action returns parameter data containing the attributes specified by the
Partition Number, Volume Number, and First Attribute Identifier fields
in the CDB.
Code Name Description Refer to
00h ATTRIBUTE VALUES Returns attribute values. page 238
01h ATTRIBUTE LIST Returns a list of available attribute identifiers. page 239
02h VOLUME LIST Returns a list of known volume numbers. page 240
03h PARTITION LIST Returns a list of known partition numbers. page 241
04h Restricted
05h-1Fh Reserved
Note: The format of the parameter data the READ ATTRIBUTE
command returns depends on the service action the command
specified.