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APPENDIX B—WRITE ONCE, READ MANY (WORM) CAPABILITY

ERROR CODES

		Tape drive errors associated with the new WORM capability result in either a
		Medium Error (Sense Key 3h) or a Data Protect error (Sense Key 7h). The tape
		drive returns this error information in response to a SCSI REQUEST SENSE
		command. Refer to the tape drive SCSI reference for additional information
		about the error codes returned by the REQUEST SENSE command.
		Table B-3shows the new ASC/ASCQ error codes for Sense Key 3h (Medium
		Error).
Table B-3ASC/ASCQ error codes for a Medium Error (SK 3) with WORM media
ASC	ASCQ	Description
04h	10h	Logical Unit Not Ready, Auxiliary Memory Not Accessible.
11h	12h	Auxiliary Memory Read Error
30h	0Dh	Medium Error/WORM Medium – Integrity Check: Set when the drive rejects a
		Read operation because the current cartridge is a Suspicious WORM cartridge,
		and the WTRE bit is set to 0.
		Table B-4shows the new ASC/ASCQ error codes for Sense Key 7h (Data
		Protect).
Table B-4ASC/ASCQ error codes for a Data Protect error (SK 7) with WORM media
ASC	ASCQ	Description
30h	0Dh	Data Protect/WORM Medium – Integrity Check: Set when the drive rejects a
		Write operation because the current cartridge is a Suspicious WORM cartridge.
30h	0Ch	Data Protect/WORM Medium – Overwrite Attempted: Set when the drive
		rejects a Write operation because the rules for allowing WORM writes have not
		been met.

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