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SCSI features
Interface Implementation
17
Multi-initiator support
All drives are design to operate within a multi-initiator environment. The maximum number of
concurrently connected initiators is as follows:
Parallel SCSI drives: up to 15 initiators
Fibre Channel drives: up to 32 initiators shared across both ports
REQUEST SENSE from
an initiator in CA or
INQUIRY with EVPD=0
Disconnect
priv granted
Data transfer
required?
Previous cmd
still in progress?
Transfer data &
execute cmd
ReselectExecute cmd
DisconnectSend data
Send BUSY
status
Reselect
Send status
Cmd complete
CDB arrives
Send status
Cmd complete Cmd complete
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes