IPI

The latest version of IPI is IPI-3, which supports redundant array of independent disks. The official IPI standards are:

• ANSI/ISO 9318-3 Intelligent Peripheral Interface - Device Generic Command Set for Magnetic and Optical Disk Drives
• ANSI/ISO 9318-4 Intelligent Peripheral Interface - Device Generic Command Set for Magnetic Tape Drives

Read more about IPI: - Information gets around on the Web! Here are Seagate IPI Disk Drive Specifications on a site in Russia.

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