MEDIA CHANGE R COMMANDS M2488 PRODUCT GUIDE
6-18 CG00000-011503 REV. A March 19976-2.4.3 MOVE MEDIUM Sense Keys
One of the following sense keys may be returned if a CHECK CONDITION was indicated:
SENSE KEY CONDITION DESCRIPTION
2h NOT READY Logical Unit is not ready (magazine not set or if set, then START button
not pressed or magazine not loaded via host command).
3h MEDIUM ERROR 1. Medium exchange failed due to synchronization failure.
2. An attempt was made to write 36-track data on 18-track formatted
medium.
4h HARDWARE ERROR Medium move failed due to hardware failure.
5h ILLEGAL REQUEST 1. If this command is received and the XCL (ACL or FACL) is not
attached, the target shall return CHECK CONDITION status and set
the sense key to ILLEGAL REQUEST.
2. If this command is received and the XCL (ACL or FACL) is not in
SYSTEM MODE, the target shall return CHECK CONDITION sta-
tus and set the sense key to ILLEGAL REQUEST.
3. If this command is received and the source element is empty or the
destination element (if different from the source element) is full, the
target shall return CHECK CONDITION status and set the sense key
to ILLEGAL REQUEST.
4. The transport element address specifies the medium transport element
that is to be used in executing this command. The default medium
transport element address of zero may be used if this functionality is
supported by the medium changer device. If the address specified has
not been assigned or has been assigned to an element other than a
medium transport element, the target shall return CHECK CONDI-
TION status and the set the sense key to ILLEGAL REQUEST.
5. The source address and the destination address may represent a stor-
age element, an import export element, a data transfer element, or a
medium transport element. If the address specified has not been
assigned to a specific element of the medium changer, the target shall
return CHECK CONDITION status and set the sense key to ILLE-
GAL REQUEST.
6. Reserved bit was found set in the CDB.
7. The Flag bit was set but the Link bit was not set.
6h UNIT ATTENTION Indicates the MOVE MEDIUM command was not performed due to one
of the following:
1. A NOT READY TO READY transition has occurred.
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 MOVE MEDIUM command was aborted.
Dh VOLUME OVERFLOW Write of buffered data prior to the MOVE MEDIUM operation failed
because physical End-of-Tape has been reached.