Fujitsu MAN3184, MAN3367, MAN3735 SERIES DISK DRIVES Disk Drive Error Recovery Processing

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5.3Disk Drive Error Recovery Processing

This section explains concerning error recovery processing methods and procedures executed by the IDD for each type of disk drive related error. The INIT can control the error recovery processing methods executed by the IDD using the MODE SELECT parameters.

5.3.1Error states and retry processing procedures

(1)Seek error

Mechanical malfunctions of the disk drive during a seek operation and failure of serial addresses detected during verification of the ID area to match are included in this error.

When a seek error occurs, the IDD first executes rezero seek, then tries repositioning at the target cylinder and restarts the original processing. If the error is not recovered from, retry processing (rezero seek and repositioning) is performed up to the number of times specified in "Number of Retries during Seek Error" in the MODE SELECT parameters.

If the error cannot be recovered from even when retry processing is executed the specified number of times, the IDD terminates the command which is currently being executed with a CHECK CONDITION status. The sense key in the sense data at this time is "HARDWARE ERROR [=4]" and the sense code indicates "Mechanical positioning error [=15-01]" or "Positioning error detected by read of medium [=15-02]."

(2)Read error in uncorrectable data

This error is a failure to detect the Sync Byte pattern during reading of data or an ECC error for which correction processing is impossible. If this error is detected, the IDD, after waiting one revolution of the disk media, tries reading again. When the error is not recovered from, reading is retried repeatedly the number of times specified in the MODE SELECT parameter ("Number of Retries during Read" or "Number of Retries during Write").

In cases where correction is possible during execution of retry processing, the processing procedure is according to "Correctable Data Read Error" in item (3). If errors cannot be recovered from even after retry is executed the specified number of times, the IDD terminates the command that is currently being executed with a CHECK CONDITION status. The sense key in the sense data at this time is "MEDIUM ERROR [=3]" and the sense code indicates "Sync byte not found for data field [=13-00]" or "Unrecovered read error [=11-01]."

In this error retry processing, rereading accompanied by head offset processing is performed.

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Fujitsu MAN3184, MAN3367, MAN3735 SERIES DISK DRIVES specifications Disk Drive Error Recovery Processing

MAN3735, MAN3184, MAN3367, MAN3735 SERIES DISK DRIVES, MAN3367, MAN3184 specifications

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