TAPE UNIT SCSI COMMANDS M2488 PRODUCT GUIDE
4-62 CG00000-011503 REV. A April 19974-3.13.5 MODE 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, before the
buffered mode operation occurred in MODE SENSE command.
3h MEDIUM ERROR 1. Write of buffered data failed due to a defective tape.
2. An attempt was made to write 36-track data on 18-track format-
ted medium.
4h HARDWARE ERROR 1. SCSI interface error occurred due to a hardware failure (e.g.
transfer of MODE SENSE data failed due to a hardware fail-
ure).
2. Write of buffered data failed due to a hardware failure.
5h ILLEGAL REQUEST 1. Reserved bit was found set in the CDB of the MODE SENSE
command.
2. Flag bit in the MODE SENSE CDB was set and the Link bit
was not set.
6h UNIT ATTENTION Indicates the MODE 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.
Bh ABORTED COMMAND MODE SENSE command was aborted.
Dh VOLUME OVERFLOW Write of buffered data prior to the MODE SENSE operation failed
because physical End-of-Tape has been reached.