3h-MEDIUM ERROR, Action, Sense keys and codes

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HP LTO 4 SAS, LTO 4 FC 3h-MEDIUM ERROR, Action, A READ , SPACE , WRITE or WRITE FILEMARKS command, Sense keys and codes

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HP LTO Ultrium tape drives technical reference manual volume 2 software integrationLTO 4 FC, SCSI and SAS drives HP restricted Legal and notice information 2 Configuration and initialization Contents1 Designing backup applications 3 Use of tapes 5 Supporting Ultrium features 4 Factors affecting performance 6 Sense keys and codes 7 Exception handling HP restricted Documents specific to HP Ultrium drives Related documentsDocumentation map Drives-general Cartridges Installation and configurationOperation Interface Maintenance and troubleshooting Dealing with errors LTO Ultrium features General documents and standardization Optimizing performance 1 Designing backup applicationsNon-immediate commands Large data transfer size Information in Cartridge Memory Cleaning tape headsManaging the use of tapes Monitoring tape use TapeAlert Design goals for LTO backup applicationsDiagnostic logs Displaying drive information Include the capability to download firmware Operating system drivers 2 Configuration and initializationInquiry string recovery SCSI protocol, regardless of transport or interface type Example16 Configuration and initialization Supporting additional LUNs Support for additional LUNEnabling additional LUN support 18 Configuration and initialization 3 Use of tapes Using Cartridge Memory attributesUsing MODE SENSE LTO cartridge memory Interpreting Log Sense data Tape status and capacityFinding the remaining capacity CDB fields Using the SET CAPACITY commandCommand descriptor block How WORM media works Changes to SCSI commandsWORM media New additional sense codes and TapeAlert flags SET CAPACITY command Error Usage pageERASE commands rejected Re-writing media labels Unique media identifier Using CM to check tape integrityBehavior with a missing or inconsistent EOD value Barcode support Responding to Cartridge Memory dataLoad count RWW retry counts Corrective action Detecting the drive’s speed 4 Factors affecting performanceWays of optimizing performance Ensuring the recommended minimum transfer sizes Time-out values Using Cartridge Memory instead of tape headersUsing the Performance Log page for diagnosing problems Media type identification Host-related factors Recommended support of log pagesFactors affecting performance where possible or a reasonably sized RAID system. More disks means ExampleRecommendation makes sense to split heavily used FC cards across separate PCI busses Drive-related factors Do not interleave write commands with other commands, such as READ Format-related factors Page 34 Factors affecting performance Automation interface 5 Supporting Ultrium featuresCartridge Memory LTO-CM Further information Automation/Device Interface ADI Slave to a library controller Automation Control Interface ACIModes of usage through ACI SCSI pass-through mode ACI command setACI commands that affect drive streaming performance New features in ACI Backward compatibility SCSI command Encryption support Recommended ACI time-out values Further detailsSupporting the ACI protocol 42 Supporting Ultrium features Recommended power-up sequence Treatment of reserved fields Recommended load-unload configuration ACI protocol communications retry Firmware upgrade via tapeRecommended Get Drive Status polling frequency Upgrading the drive firmware Library firmware upgrade via tape Firmware upgrade via the primary host interfaceFirmware upgrade via ACI Handling irregular cartridges Non-HP Ultrium 1 cleaning cartridge Cleaning cartridge HP-configured or UniversalExpired cleaning cartridge HP-configured or Universal Unreadable data cartridge Cartridge fails to seat or load Valid firmware upgrade cartridgeData cartridge with unreadable CM Cartridge cannot be loaded Invalid firmware upgrade cartridge Frequently asked questionsCleaning Is there separate firmware for drives intended to go into libraries? Resetting via the ACI Reset command Backup softwareResetting drives Resetting using the ACIRSTL line Other mode page information Accessing Cartridge Memory without threading the tapeControlling data compression Buffer size at EW-EOM Partition size Rewind on resetWrite delay time 52 Supporting Ultrium features Action 6 Sense keys and codesSense keys-actions to take Console Message log the error, terminate I/O to the drive, and pass the appropriate “3h-MEDIUM ERROR” on page 62 . Also see the Media AccessFor additional sense codes, see “3h-MEDIUM ERROR” on error to the calling application Action ActionConsole Message Console Message Console Message End-of-Tape Additional sense codes-actions to takePhysical reached, unable to fit 0h-NO SENSE 1h-RECOVERED ERROR 2h-NOT READY The command cannot be executed because the specified The software must issue a LOAD before media accessLUN not accessible, port in 60 Sense keys and codes mechanism tests are being executed. When the tests are 62 Sense keys and codes 3h-MEDIUM ERRORA READ , SPACE , WRITE or WRITE FILEMARKS command Send a console message that an unrecovered error on and the drive. Based on this, ask the user to clean the 64 Sense keys and codes Send a message to the console indicating that there is The current command such as READ, SPACE, REWIND 66 Sense keys and codes 4h-HW ERROR 68 Sense keys and codes 5h-ILLEGAL REQUESTA MODE SELECT parameter list sent to the drive contains allowed to execute. In other words, some commands can 6h-UNIT ATTENTIONpersistent reservation using the PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT 32 initiators to register, using PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT Action WRITE BUFFER or MAINTENANCE OUT command service action removed all reservations and the persistentA PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT command was executed A SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER command has been successful 7h-DATA PROTECTION Action 8h-BLANK CHECK related to a missing EOD data set. The most likely cause Bh-ABORTED COMMANDREAD BUFFER command 76 Sense keys and codes Dh-VOLUME OVERFLOWA WRITE or WRITE FILEMARKS command has encountered 3. Allow the user to try recovery Typical escalation procedure1. Retrieve fault information 4. Allow the user to reset devices Monitoring the condition of the drive and media Supporting TapeAlert Flags TypePage Page Page Page Page Page Page Designing software to use the TapeAlert log TapeAlert models TapeAlert informational exception usage model Reading the TapeAlert logTapeAlert polling usage model Supporting OBDR One-Button Disaster Recovery OBDRResponding to the ‘Clean’ LED Providing pass-through mode Requirements for drivers and logical device managers Glossary see ”read-while-write” Index Page Page HP restricted