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MOVE MEDIUM (A5h) The Move Medium command is used to move tape cartridges from one element address to another specific element address. The library can transfer cartridges between Storage Elements, Import/Export Elements, and Data Transfer Elements. Bit 7 Byte 0 1 2 (MSB) 3 4 (MSB) 5 6 (MSB) 7 8 9 10 11 6 LUN 5 4 3 2 1 Operation Code (A5h) Reserved Medium Transport Address Source Address Destination Address Reserved Reserved Reserved Control 0 (LSB) (LSB) (LSB) Invert Field descriptions: Medium Transport Address: This field specifies the medium transport element used to execute the Move Medium command. This value can be set to either 0 or the currently valid Medium Transport Element address. Source Address: Element address from which the tape cartridge is being moved. This can be a Storage Element address, Import/Export Element address or a Data Transfer Element address. Destination Address: Element address to which the tape cartridge is being moved. This can be a Storage Element address, Import/Export Element address or a Data Transfer Element address. Invert: An Invert bit of one specifies that the medium should be inverted or rotated prior to depositing the medium into the destination element. The library does not support medium rotation. Therefore this field must be set to zero. Chapter 3. Supported SCSI Commands 3-41

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MOVE
MEDIUM
(A5h)
The
Move
Medium
command
is
used
to
move
tape
cartridges
from
one
element
address
to
another
specific
element
address.
The
library
can
transfer
cartridges
between
Storage
Elements,
Import/Export
Elements,
and
Data
Transfer
Elements.
Bit
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Byte
0
Operation
Code
(A5h)
1
LUN
Reserved
2
(MSB)
Medium
Transport
Address
3
(LSB)
4
(MSB)
Source
Address
5
(LSB)
6
(MSB)
Destination
Address
7
(LSB)
8
Reserved
9
Reserved
10
Reserved
Invert
11
Control
Field
descriptions:
Medium
Transport
Address:
This
field
specifies
the
medium
transport
element
used
to
execute
the
Move
Medium
command.
This
value
can
be
set
to
either
0
or
the
currently
valid
Medium
Transport
Element
address.
Source
Address:
Element
address
from
which
the
tape
cartridge
is
being
moved.
This
can
be
a
Storage
Element
address,
Import/Export
Element
address
or
a
Data
Transfer
Element
address.
Destination
Address:
Element
address
to
which
the
tape
cartridge
is
being
moved.
This
can
be
a
Storage
Element
address,
Import/Export
Element
address
or
a
Data
Transfer
Element
address.
Invert:
An
Invert
bit
of
one
specifies
that
the
medium
should
be
inverted
or
rotated
prior
to
depositing
the
medium
into
the
destination
element.
The
library
does
not
support
medium
rotation.
Therefore
this
field
must
be
set
to
zero.
Chapter
3.
Supported
SCSI
Commands
3-41