Table C-2. LTO Tape Drive Sense Data (continued)
Byte
Bit Address or Name
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
12-13 Additional Sense Code (ASC) -
Additional Sense Code Qualifier (ASCQ) (Continued)
Byte 12 Byte 13
ASC ASCQ
30 00 - Incompatible Media Installed - A write type operation could not be
executed because it is not supported on the cartridge type that is loaded.
30 01 - Unknown Format - An operation could not be carried out because the cartridge
in the drive is of a format not supported by the drive
30 02 - Incompatible Format - An operation could not be completed because the
Logical Format is not correct
30 03 - Cleaning Cartridge Installed - An operation could not be carried out
because the cartridge in the drive is a cleaning cartridge
30 07 - Cleaning Failure - A cleaning operation was attempted, but could not
be completed for some reason
30 0C - Data Protect - WORM overwrite attempted. The drive rejected a write operation
because it would have resulted in an overwrite. Overwrite is not allowed on
WORM media.
30 0D - Medium Error - WORM integrity check. The drive rejected a Read or Write
operation because the cartridge is a suspicious WORM cartridge.
31 00 - Media format corrupted - Data could not be read because the format on tape is
not valid, but is a known format. A failure occurred attempting to write the FID
37 00 - Rounded parameter - A Mode Select command parameter has been
rounded because the drive can not store it with the accuracy of the command.
3A 00 - Media Not Present - A media access command has been received
when there is no cartridge loaded
3B 00 - Sequential Positioning Error - A command has failed and left the logical
position at an unexpected location
3D 00 - Invalid bits in identify Message - An illegal Identify Message has been
received at the drive at the start of a command
3E 00 - Logical Unit has not Self-Configured - The drive has just powered on and
has not completed its self test sequence and can not process commands
3F 01 - Code Download - The firmware in the drive has just been changed
by a Write Buffer command
40 xx - Diagnostic failure - A diagnostic test has failed. The xx (ASCQ) is a
vendor specific code indicating the failing component.
43 00 - Message Error - A message could not be sent or received due to excessive
transmission errors
44 00 - Internal target failure - A hardware failure has been detected in the drive
that has caused the command to fail
45 00 - Select/Reset Failure - An attempt to reselect an initiator in order to
complete the command has failed
4B 00 - Data Phase Error - A command could not be completed because too many
parity errors occurred during the Data phase
4E 00 - Overlapped Commands - An initiator selected the drive even though it
already had a command outstanding in the drive
50 00 - Write Append Error - A write type command failed because the point at
which to append data was unreadable
51 00 - Erase failure - An Erase command failed to erase the required area on the
media
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