TAPE UNIT SCSI COMMANDS

M2488 PRODUCT GUIDE

4-3.10.4 LOG SENSE Sense Keys

One of the following sense keys may be returned if a CHECK CONDITION was indicated:

SENSE KEY

CONDITION

 

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

1h

RECOVERED ERROR

Recovery was performed when writing buffered data to tape.

3h

MEDIUM ERROR

1. Writing buffered data to tape failed due to defective tape.

 

 

2.

An attempt was made to write 36-track data on 18-track format-

 

 

 

ted medium.

4h

HARDWARE ERROR

Write buffered data to tape failed due to a hardware error.

5h

ILLEGAL REQUEST

1. Reserved bit was found set in the CDB of the LOG SENSE

 

 

 

command.

 

 

2.

The Flag bit was set but the Link bit was not set.

 

 

3.

The Page Code field contained values other than 00h, 02h, 03h,

 

 

 

0Ch, 31h, and 3Eh.

 

 

4.

The PPC field contained a value other than 0b.

 

 

5.

The PC field contained a value other than 01b.

6h

UNIT ATTENTION

Indicates the LOG SENSE command was not performed due to

 

 

one of the following:

 

 

1.

The tape cartridge may have been changed.

 

 

2.

The target has been reset.

 

 

3.

The Mode parameters have been changed by another initiator.

 

 

4.

The version of the microcode has been changed (microcode

 

 

 

downloaded).

 

 

5.

A cartridge was loaded with a tape length that is too long or too

 

 

 

short.

 

 

 

 

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CG00000-011503 REV. A

April 1997

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