Table 29: SIM/MIM service messages and descriptions
Service
message
Hex
Service
message
ASCII
Description
30
0
Reserved
31
1
Repair impact is unknown
32-36
2-6
Reserved
37
7
Repair disables access to device
38
8
Repair disables message display IDs on device
39
9
Device cleaning is required
41
A
Device cleaning complete
42
B
Device cleaning for performance reasons is required
43-46
C-F
Reserved
SIM/MIM severity
Table 30 on page 47 provides descriptions of SIM/MIM severity for your information. You can acquire
action information by using the Message code that is contained in the reported SIM/MIM.
Table 30: SIM/MIM severity descriptions
SIM/MI
M
severity
HEX
SIM/MI
M
severity
ASCII
FID
severity
Algorith
m
FID severity
that is
displayed on
service panel
Description
33
3
4–3 = 1
1
Acute: Device requires immediate attention. Device is
unusable
32
2
4–2 = 2
2
Serious: Device is usable, but is seriously degraded
31
1
4–1 = 3
3
Moderate: Device is usable, but is running degraded
30
0
4–0 = 4
4
Service: Device needs maintenance, but is usable
Sense Keys, ASC, and ASCQ information
The following Sense Key tables list Additional Sense Codes (ASC) and Additional Sense Code Qualifiers
(ASCQ) that can be reported by the 3592. See IBM Tape Drive 3592 SCSI Reference (GA32-0968) for
information.
Sense Key 0 (No Sense)
Table 31: ASC, and ASCQ summary for Sense Key 0 (No Sense)
ASC ASCQ
Description
00 00
No additional sense information - EOM
00 00
No additional sense information - ILI
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