ERPA CODES

M2488 PRODUCT GUIDE

 

 

Table C-1. ERPA Codes (Continued)

 

 

 

ERPA

DESCRIPTION

ERROR

CODE

 

 

 

 

 

35

Drive Equipment

One of the following has occurred:

 

Check

1. The control unit cannot recover from a drive-detected error.

 

 

2. A check code message is displayed on the drive message display.

 

 

3. The automatic cartridge loader does not respond across the interconnection to the

 

 

tape drive.

 

 

4. A failure occurred during an index/load or unload cycle. The tape cartridge is not

 

 

manually retrievable by the operator.

 

 

 

36

End-of-Data

An End-of-Data (EOD) mark was detected on the tape during a read operation.

 

Detected on Read

 

 

 

 

37

Tape Length Error

The tape length in the cartridge is too short. The error could occur when the leader

 

 

block is replaced (the length of tape ahead of the BOT has been trimmed).

 

 

 

38

Physical End of Tape

A read or write operation was in process when the physical end-of-tape was reached.

 

 

The drive does not pull the tape out of the cartridge.

 

 

 

39

Backward at BOT

While the tape was moving backwards, the beginning of tape was reached.

 

 

 

3B

Volume Removed by

The Rewind Unload switch on the drive has been activated and the cartridge is

 

Operator

unloaded.

 

 

 

41

Block ID Sequence

The control unit detected an incorrect Block ID sequence.

 

Error

 

 

 

 

43

Intervention Required

A CDB was issued to a drive that is not ready.

 

 

 

44

Locate Block Unsuc-

The control unit cannot find the block preceding the desired block.

 

cessful

 

 

 

 

47

Control Unit Error

The SCSI error processing microcode received an unrecognized ERPA code. Process-

 

 

ing continues.

 

 

 

49

Bus Out Parity

The bus out parity error was detected on the command or parameter transfer.

 

 

 

4A

Control Unit ERP

The control unit could not recover from a data handling failure.

 

Failed

 

 

 

 

4C

Recovered Hardware

The control unit recovered from a hardware error.

 

Error

 

 

 

 

5B

Tape Extension Error

An attempt was made to write 36-Track format data on 18-Track formatted medium.

 

 

 

5C

Medium Changer

A Medium Changer command was given to a device that does not have the Medium

 

Command

Changer feature.

 

 

 

5D

Tape Length Error

The tape length in the cartridge is too long.

 

 

 

5E

Compaction Algo-

An attempt was made to read an unsupported data compaction algorithm.

 

rithm Incompatible

 

 

 

 

6F

No Cartridge

No cartridge at selected location; or selected location not within the magazine size; or

 

 

no magazine was present when an attempt was made to load a cartridge from the mag-

 

 

azine.

 

 

 

77

Reel Diameter

Reel Diameter Greater than ECCST

 

Greater than ECCST

 

 

 

 

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