Sense Keys; Table 18-1: Sense Key Values - Spectra Logic Spectra 12K User Manual

Sense Keys

The following table describes the sense key valuations returned by the library. The
sense key indicates the nature of the error condition in a very general way.

Table 18-1: Sense Key Values

Sense Key Meaning
0h No Sense
2h Not Ready
4h Hardware Error
5h Illegal Request
6h Unit Attention
9h Vendor Specific
Ah Copy Aborted
The following sense keys are not used by Gator libraries:
1h Recovered Error
3h Medium Error
7h Data Protect
8h Blank Check
Bh Aborted Command
Ch Equal
Dh Volume Overflow
Eh Miscompare
Chapter 18. Error Reporting
Explanation
There is no specific sense key information.
Library cannot be accessed. Operator intervention may be required to correct this
condition. See the additional sense code description for more information.
Library detected a non-recoverable hardware failure while performing the
command or during a self-test. See the ASC description for more information.
Invalid command request received or the library is in the wrong mode to process
the command.
Indicates that the data cartridge inventory may have been changed.
Indicates vendor-specific sense data for Gator libraries.
Indicates that a COPY, COMPARE, COPY AND VERIFY, or EXTENDED COPY command
was aborted due to an error condition on the source device, the destination device,
or both.
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