SCSI Description

SCSI message-level errors are communicated by messages that are defined specifically for that purpose. SCSI command-level errors are communicated by a status that is returned by the drive during the STATUS phase. This phase occurs at the end of each command, unless the command is terminated by one of the following events:

ABORT TASK SET message

ABORT TASK message

TARGET RESET message

CLEAR QUEUE message

Unexpected disconnect

The status code is contained in bits 1 through 5 of the status byte. Bits 0, 6, and 7 are reserved. Table 5-6describes the status codes returned by the drive.

 

 

Status Codes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

00h

GOOD

The drive successfully completed the command.

 

 

 

 

02h

CHECK CONDITION

An Auto Contingent Allegiance (ACA) condition occurred.

 

 

 

 

 

The drive cannot service the command at the moment, and

 

 

its Command Descriptor Block has been discarded. The ini-

 

 

tiator can retry the command at a later time. This status is

 

 

returned when:

 

 

 

08h

BUSY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This status is returned for every command (except the last)

 

 

in a series of linked

that was successfully

-

 

 

pleted. However, if the

is terminated with other

10h

INTERMEDIATE

thatcommandGOODtaggedstatusandcommands(such as CHECK CONDITION,thecommandsRESERVA--

 

 

TION CONFLICT, OR BUSY), the INTERMEDIATE status is

 

 

not returned

the series of linked commands

the

 

 

task is ended.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18h

RESERVATION CONFLICT

Another initiator has reserved drive. (This status is nev-

er returned for INQUIRY or REQUEST SENSE

.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The drive cannot service the command the moment,

 

 

its Command Descriptor Block has been discarded. (Re

28h

TASK SET FULL

turned for

 

when all of

drive's inter-

nal

buffers are in use, or when

host sends

 

 

 

 

tagged command while

Auto Contingent Allegiance con-

 

 

dition is pending for that initiator)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5-6

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