Hitachi HUS154530VLF400 User Manual

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 Hitachi Ultrastar 15K450 (FC-AL) Hard Disk Drive Specification
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17.3.5   Fabric Login (FLOGI)
FLOGI is used by the drive to register its Service Parameters with the Fabric assuming the drive exists on a Public Loop (i.e. 
the loop contains an FL_Port). Once the drive has completed FLOGI, it is then permitted to use the local FL_Port as a gateway, 
allowing it to communicate with other N_Ports and NL_Ports attached to the fabric. (See 21.5, “Public Loop Operation” on 
page 312.) 
The drive performs a FLOGI by opening a full duplex connection to FL_Port located at AL_PA 00h and sending a FLOGI 
request to the well-known address of FFFFFEh. The FL-Port responds to a valid request with a FLOGI Accept frame that con-
tains the FL_Port’s operating parameters. The D-ID field of the FLOGI Accept frame contains the fabric assigned Domain, 
Area, and the AL-PA of the drive performing the FLOGI. The drive uses this address in all further communication with other 
N_Ports and Public NL_Ports. The drive will not perform a FLOGI if the drive fails to detect an FL_Port during Loop-Initial-
ization. 
Table 46: FLOGI_REQ/FLOGI_ACC payload 
Byte Item 
Size 
(Bytes) 
0-3 
Request = 0400 0000h; Accept = 0200 0000h 
4
-
19 
Common Service Parameters 
16 
20
-
27 
Port Name 
28
-
35 
Node Name 
36
-
51 
Class 1 Service Parameters 
16 
52
-
67 
Class 2 Service Parameters 
16 
68
-
83 
Class 3 Service Parameters 
16 
84
-
99 
Reserved 16 
100
-
115 
Vendor Version Level 
16