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NAME
sg_opcodes - report supported SCSI commands or task management functions
SYNOPSIS
sg_opcodes [--alpha] [--help] [--hex] [--no-inquiry] [--opcode=OP] [--raw] [--rctd] [--repd] [--sa=SA]
[--tmf] [--unsorted] [--verbose] [--version] DEVICE
sg_opcodes [-a] [-n] [-o=OP] [-q] [-R] [-s=SA] [-t] [-u] [-v] [-V] [-?] DEVICE
DESCRIPTION
This utility sends a SCSI REPORT SUPPORTED OPERATION CODES or a REPORT SUPPORTED TASK MANAGEMENT
FUNCTIONS command to the DEVICE and then outputs the response. The default action is to report supported
operation codes. In this mode it will either list all supported commands or give detailed information on
a specific command identified by the --opcode=OP option (perhaps with additional information from the
--sa=SA option).
The name of a SCSI command depends on its peripheral device type (e.g. a disk). The REPORT SUPPORTED
OPERATION CODES and REPORT SUPPORTED TASK MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS commands are not supported in the MMC
command set for CD and DVD devices. This utility does an INQUIRY to obtain the peripheral device type and
prints out the vendor, product and revision strings.
A similar facility to query supported operation codes previously was available via the CmdDt bit in the
SCSI INQUIRY command (see sg_inq(8)). However that facility was made obsolete and replaced by the REPORT
SUPPORTED OPERATION CODES command in SPC-3 (revision 4) during February 2002.
This utility supports two command line syntaxes, the preferred one is shown first in the synopsis and
explained in this section. A later section on the old command line syntax outlines the second group of
options.
OPTIONS
Arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well.
-a, --alpha
when all supported commands are being listed there is no requirement for the device server (i.e.
the DEVICE) to sort the list of commands. When this option is given the list of supported commands
is sorted by name (alphabetically). When this option and the --unsorted option are both _not_
given then the list of supported commands is sorted numerically (first by operation code and then
by service action).
-h, --help
outputs the usage message summarizing command line options then exits. Ignores DEVICE if given.
-H, --hex
outputs the response in ASCII hexadecimal to stdout.
-n, --no-inquiry
Prior to calling a SCSI REPORT SUPPORTED OPERATION CODES or a REPORT SUPPORTED TASK MANAGEMENT
FUNCTIONS command, a SCSI INQUIRY command is performed. The reason is to determine the peripheral
device type (pdt) of the DEVICE as this is helpful in translating operation codes to the command
names. By default this utility prints a summary of INQUIRY command response on stdout. If this
option (or the --raw option) is given then that summary is not printed on stdout.
-O, --old
switch to older style options.
-o, --opcode=OP
the DEVICE will be queried for the given operation code ( i.e. the OP value) which is the first
byte of a SCSI command. OP is decimal unless prefixed by "0x" or it has a trailing "h". OP should
be in the range 0 to 255 (0xff) inclusive. When this option is not given then all available SCSI
commands supported by the DEVICE are listed.
-r, --raw
output the response in binary to stdout. Error messages and warnings, if any, are sent to stderr.
-R, --rctd
set report command timeout descriptor (RCTD) bit in the cdb. The response may or may not contain
command timeout descriptors. If available they are output. If supported there are two values: a
nominal command timeout and a recommended command timeout. Both have units of seconds. A value of
zero means that no timeout is indicated and this is shown in the corresponding decoded output as
"-".
-q, --repd
set read extended parameter data (REPD) bit in the report task management functions cdb. 16 bytes
rather than the default 4 bytes expected in the response. This was added in SPC-4 (revision 26).
-s, --sa=SA
the DEVICE will be queried for a command with the given service action (i.e. the SA value). Used
in conjunction with the --opcode=OP option. If this option is not given, --opcode=OP is given and
the command in question does have a service action then a value of 0 will be assumed. SA is
decimal and expected to be in the range 0 to 65535 (0xffff) inclusive.
-t, --tmf
list supported task management functions. This is done with the SCSI REPORT SUPPORTED TASK
MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS command. When this option is chosen the --alpha, --opcode=OP, --rctd,
--sa=SA and --unsorted options are ignored.
-u, --unsorted
when all supported commands are being listed there is no requirement for the device server (i.e.
the DEVICE) to sort the list of commands. When this option is given the list of supported commands
is in the order given by the DEVICE. When this option is not given the supported commands are
sorted numerically (first by operation code and then by service action).
-v, --verbose
increase level of verbosity. Can be used multiple times.
-V, --version
print out version string then exit.
NOTES
As of SPC-4 revision 7a the recognized task management functions are: abort set, abort task set, clear
ACA, clear task set, I_T nexus reset, logical unit reset, query task, target reset and wakeup. As of
SPC-4 revision 26 target reset and wakeup have been made obsolete while query task set and query
asynchronous event notification have been added.
In the 2.4 series of Linux kernels the DEVICE must be a SCSI generic (sg) device. In the 2.6 series block
devices (e.g. SCSI disks and DVD drives) can also be specified. For example "sg_opcodes /dev/sda" will
work in the 2.6 series kernels.
EXIT STATUS
The exit status of sg_opcodes is 0 when it is successful. Otherwise see the sg3_utils(8) man page.
OLDER COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
The options in this section were the only ones available prior to sg3_utils version 1.23 . In sg3_utils
version 1.23 and later these older options can be selected by either setting the SG3_UTILS_OLD_OPTS
environment variable or using '--old' (or '-O) as the first option.
-a sort command alphabetically. Equivalent to --alpha in main description.
-n don't print a summary of the SCSI INQUIRY response on stdout.
-N switch to the newer style options.
-o=OP the DEVICE will be queried for the given operation code (i.e. OP) which is the first byte of a
SCSI command. OP is hexadecimal and expected to be in the range 0 to ff inclusive. When this
option is not given then all available SCSI commands supported by the DEVICE are listed.
-q set the read extended parameter data (REPD) bit in report TMF cdb. Equivalent to --repd in main
description.
-R set the report command timeout descriptor (RCTD) bit in cdb. Equivalent to --rctd in main
description.
-s=SA the DEVICE will be queried for a command with the given service action (i.e. SA). Used in
conjunction with the -o=OP option. If this option is not given, -o=OP is given and the command in
question does have a service action then a value of 0 will be assumed. SA is hexadecimal and
expected to be in the range 0 to ffff inclusive.
-t list supported task management functions. Equivalent to --tmf in the main description.
-u output all supported commands in the order given by DEVICE. Equivalent to --unsorted in main
description.
-v increase level of verbosity. Can be used multiple times.
-V print out version string then exit.
-? output usage message. Ignore all other parameters.
EXAMPLES
The examples in this page use Linux device names. For suitable device names in other supported Operating
Systems see the sg3_utils(8) man page.
To see the information about a specific command give its operation code to the '--op=' option. A command
line invocation is shown first followed by a typical response:
# sg_opcodes --op=93h /dev/sdb
Opcode=0x93
Command_name: Write same(16)
Command supported [conforming to SCSI standard]
Usage data: 93 e2 00 00 00 00 ff ff ff ff 00 00 ff ff 00 00
The next example shows the supported task management functions:
# sg_opcodes --tmf -n /dev/sdb
Task Management Functions supported by device:
Abort task
Abort task set
Clear ACA
Clear task set
Logical unit reset
Query task
AUTHOR
Written by Douglas Gilbert
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <dgilbert at interlog dot com>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2004-2012 Douglas Gilbert
This software is distributed under the GPL version 2. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
sg_inq(sg3_utils)