Appendix D. Sense Data; Sense Key Definitions; Sense Key Definitions; Library Sense Data - IBM TS2900 Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

Appendix D. Sense Data

"Sense Key Definitions" on page D-1
"Library Sense Data" on page D-2
"Tape Drive Sense Data" on page D-3
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 may 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, Linux, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, Windows 2003, and Windows 2000), the
IBM Ultrium Device Drivers Installation and User's Guide contains information about
how to obtain sense data after an error has occurred.
If your application uses other device drivers, see the appropriate documentation for
those drivers to obtain the sense data.
Raw sense data (as returned from the drive) is documented in the IBM TotalStorage
LTO Ultrium Tape Drive SCSI Reference.

Sense Key Definitions

Table D-1. Sense key definitions
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SK Definition
00 No Sense
01 Recovered Error
02 Not Ready
03 Media Error
04 Hardware Error
05 Illegal Request
06 Unit Attention
07 Data Protect
08 Blank Check
09 Reserved
0A Reserved
0B Aborted Command
0C Reserved
0D Volume Overflow
0E Reserved
0F Reserved
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