.TH SG_GET_ELEM_STATUS "8" "August 2021" "sg3_utils\-1.47" SG3_UTILS
.SH NAME
sg_get_elem_status \- send SCSI GET PHYSICAL ELEMENT STATUS command
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B sg_get_elem_status
[\fI\-\-brief\fR] [\fI\-\-filter=FLT\fR] [\fI\-\-help\fR] [\fI\-\-hex\fR]
[\fI\-\-inhex=FN\fR] [\fI\-\-maxlen=LEN\fR] [\fI\-\-raw\fR]
[\fI\-\-readonly\fR] [\fI\-\-report\-type=RT\fR] [\fI\-\-starting=ELEM\fR]
[\fI\-\-verbose\fR] [\fI\-\-version\fR] \fIDEVICE\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
Send the SCSI GET PHYSICAL ELEMENT STATUS command to the \fIDEVICE\fR and
output the response. The command was introduced in (draft) SBC\-4 revision
16.
.PP
The default action is to decode the response into one physical element
status descriptor per line then output a header and the status descriptors
to stdout.  The amount of output can be reduced by the \fI\-\-brief\fR option.
.PP
Rather than send this SCSI command to \fIDEVICE\fR, if the \fI\-\-inhex=FN\fR
option is given, then the contents of the file named \fIFN\fR are decoded
as ASCII hex (or binary if \fI\-\-raw\fR is also given) and then processed
as if it was the response of this command.
.SH OPTIONS
Arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well.
.TP
\fB\-b\fR, \fB\-\-brief\fR
tbd
.TP
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-filter\fR=\fIFLT\fR
where \fIFLT\fR is placed in a two bit field called FILTER in the GET
PHYSICAL ELEMENT STATUS command. Only two values are defined for that
field: 0 for all element descriptors; 1 for those element descriptors that
are outside 'spec' or have depopulation information to report. In both cases
the REPORT TYPE and STARTING ELEMENT fields may further restrict (reduce)
the number of element descriptors returned. The default value is zero.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
output the usage message then exit.
.TP
\fB\-H\fR, \fB\-\-hex\fR
output response to this command in ASCII hex.
.TP
\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-inhex\fR=\fIFN\fR
where \fIFN\fR is a file name whose contents are assumed to be ASCII
hexadecimal. If \fIDEVICE\fR is also given then \fIDEVICE\fR is ignored,
a warning is issued and the utility continues, decoding the file named
\fIFN\fR. See the "FORMAT OF FILES CONTAINING ASCII HEX" section in the
sg3_utils manpage for more information. If the \fI\-\-raw\fR option is
also given then the contents of \fIFN\fR are treated as binary.
.TP
\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-maxlen\fR=\fILEN\fR
where \fILEN\fR is the (maximum) response length in bytes. It is placed in
the cdb's "allocation length" field. If not given then 32 is used. 32 is
enough space for the response header only.
\fILEN\fR should be a multiple of 32 (e.g. 32, 64, and 96 are suitable).
.TP
\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-raw\fR
output response in binary (to stdout) unless the \fI\-\-inhex=FN\fR option
is also given. In that case the input file name (\fIFN\fR) is decoded as
binary (and the output is _not_ in binary).
.TP
\fB\-R\fR, \fB\-\-readonly\fR
open the \fIDEVICE\fR read\-only (e.g. in Unix with the O_RDONLY flag).
The default is to open it read\-write.
.TP
\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-report\-type\fR=\fIRT\fR
where \fIRT\fR will be placed in the REPORT TYPE field of the GET PHYSICAL
ELEMENT STATUS command. Currently only two values are defined: 0
for 'physical element' and 1: for 'storage element'. The default value
is 1 .
.TP
\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-starting\fR=\fIELEM\fR
where \fIELEM\fR is the placed in the STARTING ELEMENT field of the GET
PHYSICAL ELEMENT STATUS command. Only physical elements with identifiers
equal to or greater than \fIELEM\fR are returned. The default value is zero
which while it isn't a valid element identifier (since they must be
non\-zero) is given in an example in Annex L of SBC\-4 revision 17. So
an \fIELEM\fR of zero is assumed to be valid in this context.
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
increase the level of verbosity, (i.e. debug output). Additional output
caused by this option is sent to stderr.
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
print the version string and then exit.
.SH EXIT STATUS
The exit status of sg_get_elem_status is 0 when it is successful. Otherwise
see the sg3_utils(8) man page.
.SH AUTHORS
Written by Douglas Gilbert.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <dgilbert at interlog dot com>.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2019\-2021 Douglas Gilbert
.br
This software is distributed under a FreeBSD license. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.B sg_get_lba_status(8), sg3_utils(8)