Sense Keys - HP C737990900 Technical Reference Manual

Sense Keys

Code Name
NO SENSE
0h
RECOVERED ERROR Returned if a Mode Select parameter is truncated or if a
1h
NOT READY
2h
MEDIUM ERROR
3h
HARDWARE ERROR The command failed, believed to be caused by a problem
4h
ILLEGAL REQUEST
5h
UNIT ATTENTION
6h
DATA PROTECT
7h
about to be transferred, or was being transferred. If an error subsequently
occurs while trying to complete the read, the sense generated is a
. It is therefore possible but highly unlikely to have
ERROR
sense flagged for a command without immediate report.
The following table lists the sense keys that may be returned by HP Ultrium
drives. SCSI sense keys are 4-bit codes returned in the sense data. They
indicate in what general area the problem that has just been experienced falls.
For a clearer indication of the nature of the problem, refer to the additional
sense code.
Description
There is no real problem. The sense information is
probably indicating some condition (such as encountering
a filemark).
TapeAlert event is being reported.
The drive is not in a state to be able to execute the request.
See also the Media Access check.
The command failed, believed to be caused by a problem
with the tape.
with the drive hardware.The FRU in the sense data should
indicate which part of the hardware is faulty.
The last command sent to the drive or the data associated
with the command violated conditions imposed by the
drive on its acceptance. See also the Illegal Command,
Illegal Field, Fixed Bit, Reservation and Parameter List pre-
execution checks.
Indicates some condition of which the host needs to be
made aware. See also the Unit Attention check.
A request has been made to modify the media despite the
media being write-protected. See also the Media Write
check.
DEFERRED
DEFERRED ERROR
ASC/Qs
0000h, 0001h, 0002h,
8282h
5D00h, 3700h
0400h, 0401h, 0402h,
3003h, 3007h, 3A00h,
3E00h
0002h, 0004h, 0407h,
0410h, 0C00h, 1100h,
1102h, 1400h, 3001h,
3002h, 3004h, 3100h,
3B00h, 5000h, 5200h,
5300h
0403h, 40XXh, 4400h,
5100h, 5300h
1A00h, 2000h, 2400h,
2500h, 2600h, 2601h,
5302h, 8283h
2800h, 290Xh, 2A01h,
3F01h, 5DFFh
2700h, 3000h
Commands 135