TAPE UNIT SCSI COMMANDS M2488 PRODUCT GUIDE
4-134 CG00000-011503 REV. A April 19974-3.28.5 SEND DIAGNOSTIC 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 buff-
ered mode operation occurred in SEND DIAGNOSTIC command.
3h MEDIUM ERROR 1. Write of buffered data failed due to defective tape.
2. An attempt was made to write 36-track data on 18-track formatted
medium.
4h HARDWARE ERROR 1. SCSI interface error occurred due to hardware failure (e.g. transfer
of SEND DIAGNOSTIC data failed due to hardware failure).
2. Write of buffered data failed due to a hardware failure.
3. The self-test is not successful in SEND DIAGNOSTIC command.
5h ILLEGAL REQUEST 1. Reserved bit was found set in the CDB of the SEND DIAGNOS-
TIC command.
2. Flag bit in the SEND DIAGNOSTIC CDB was set and Link bit
was not set.
3. There is a parameter list error.
6h UNIT ATTENTION Indicates the SEND DIAGNOSTIC 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 down-
loaded).
5. A cartridge was loaded with a tape length that is too long or too
short.
Bh ABORTED COMMAND SEND DIAGNOSTIC command was aborted.
Dh VOLUME OVERFLOW Write of buffered data prior to the SEND DIAGNOSTIC operation
failed because physical End-of-Tape has been reached.