Appendix D. Sense Data; Library Sense Data; Library Sense Keys, Asc And Ascq - IBM TS3100 Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

Appendix D. Sense data

When a drive encounters an error, it makes sense data available. You can use IBM device drivers to
examine the sense data and determine errors. Instructions for downloading, installing, and properly
configuring the IBM device drivers are available in the IBM Ultrium Device Drivers Installation and User's
Guide. The IBM device drivers might conflict with some commercial software applications unless properly
configured. To avoid conflicts on Windows operating systems, refer to your device driver's procedures for
setting the driver to manual startup mode.For applications that use Open Systems device drivers that are
provided by IBM (for example, AIX
Ultrium Device Drivers Installation and User's Guide contains information about how to obtain sense data
after an error occurs.
If your application uses other device drivers, see the appropriate documentation for those drivers to
obtain the sense data.
Refer to the IBM TS3100 Tape Library and TS3200 Tape Library SCSI Reference for library sense data
information. Refer to the IBM LTO Ultrium Tape Drive SCSI Reference for tape drive sense data
information.
Raw sense data (as returned from the drive) is documented in the IBM LTO Ultrium Tape Drive SCSI
Reference.
In addition to device drivers, other methods exist for obtaining sense data and error information. The
sections that follow describe alternatives for gathering such information from the IBM System i
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System p servers.

Library sense data

The following table lists the Additional Sense Codes (ASC) and Additional Sense Code Qualifiers (ASCQ)
associated with the reported Sense Keys.
A sense key of 00h (no sense) has no ASC/ASCQ associated with it. A few ASC/ASCQs are associated
with more than one sense key. The sense keys that gives particular ASC/ASCQs are indicated within the
Sense Key column. ASC/ASCQs can indicate an abnormal element state as part of element descriptor.
Table 65. Library Sense Keys, ASC and ASCQ
Sense Key
Recovered Error (01)
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ASC ASCQ Description
0Ah 00h Error log overflow
47h 00h SCSI parity error
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