Reference Guide

Chapter 4 SCSI Commands
REPORT TIMESTAMP Command (A3h/0Fh)
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REPORT TIMESTAMP Command (A3h/0Fh) 4
The REPORT TIMESTAMP command (see figure 156) requests that the
device server return the value of the DLT-S4 tape drive’s timestamp.
Figure 156 REPORT
TIMESTAMP Command —
Data Format
Table 169 REPORT
TIMESTAMP Command —
Field Descriptions
Bit
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Byte
0 Operation Code (A3h)
1 Reserved Service Action (0Fh)
2 — 5
(MSB)
Reserved
(LSB)
6 — 9
(MSB)
Allocation Length
(LSB)
10 Reserved
11 Control
Field Description
Service Action A service action of 0Fh identifies this as the
REPORT TIMESTAMP command.
Allocation
Length
Specifies the number of bytes allocated for the
returned parameter data. The Allocation Length
value should be at least 12 bytes.