M2488 PRODUCT GUIDE

TAPE UNIT SCSI COMMANDS

4-3.24.3 REPORT DENSITY SUPPORT Sense Keys

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

SENSE KEY

CONDITION

 

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

2h

NOT READY

1. The Media bit is one and the logical unit is NOT READY.

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 REPORT DEN-

 

 

 

SITY SUPPORT command.

 

 

2.

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

6h

UNIT ATTENTION

Indicates the REPORT DENSITY SUPPORT 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.

 

 

 

 

April 1997

CG00000-011503 REV. A

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Fujitsu M2488 manual Report Density Support Sense Keys, Sense KEY Condition Description