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- Good Status, log the error as recovered.
- Abort Command Sense, verify there is no outside cause (e.g. power supply) for the failure.
3. Retry the failing command.
4. If the retry of the failing command completes with
- Good Status, log the error as recovered.
- Abort command sense, then service the drive using the service guideline recommended in Section 21.21.1,
“Drive Service Strategy” on page339.
• Sense Key = B (Aborted Command) and an Additional Sense Code of 47 can be an initiator or Drive caused abort
condition. The initiator should follow the above procedure for initiator caused abort conditions if the Drive detected
the SCSI bus parity error. The initiator should follow the above procedure for Drive caused abort conditions if the ini-
tiator detected the SCSI bus parity error.
21.21.4.10 Unit Attention Condition
Unit Attention Conditions are not errors. They alert the initiator that the drive had an action that may have changed an initiator
controlled state in the drive. These conditions are the following:
Not Ready to Ready Transition
Not ready to ready transition, unit formatted. This Unit Attention Condition will not be reported to the initiator that issued the
Format Unit (04).
Reset
Reset - This means the drive was reset by either a power-on reset, LIP Reset, Target Reset or an internal reset.
Mode Parameters Changed
A Mode Select (15) command successfully completed. This means that the mode parameters that are the current value may
have changed. The parameters may or may not have changed but the command to change the parameters successfully com-
pleted. The Drive does not actually compare the old current and the new current parameters to determine if the parameters
changed. This Unit Attention Condition will not be reported to the initiator that issued the Mode Select (15).
Microcode Has Changed
Write Buffer (3B) to download microcode has successfully completed. This means that the microcode that controls the Drive
has been changed. The code may or may not be the same as the code currently being executed. The Drive does not compare
old level code with new code.
Commands Cleared by Another Initiator
Tagged commands cleared by a clear queue message. This means that the command queue has been cleared. The Unit Atten-
tion Condition is not reported to the initiator that issued the clear queue message. Unit Attention Condition is reported to all
initiators that had commands active or queued.
Reissue any outstanding command.
Log Select Parameters Changed
A Log Select (4C) command successfully completed. This means that the Log Select command cleared statistical information
successfully (See Section 19.6, “LOG SELECT (4C)” on page137). Unit Attention Condition is reported to all ini tiat ors
excluding the initiator that issued the Log Select command.
Device Identifier Changed
A Set Device Identifier (A4) command successfully completed. This means that the Set Device Identifier information field has
been updated. (See 19.41, “SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER (A4/06)” on page 268) A Unit Attention Condition is reported to all
initiators excluding the initiator that issued the Set Device Identifier command.