Appendix B: EEPROM-Resident Bugcheck and Event Logs
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Quantum DLT 8000 Tape System
Directory Failure Event Log Packets
Directory failure event logs are written when a directory read or directory write request
fails for any reason. Table B—3 provides the description of important fields within the
packet. Note that the byte count begins at Byte 13, the location of the 1st event log byte
within the event log packet.
Table B–3 Directory Failure Event Package – Field Descriptions
Field
Description
Saved Overwrites / Rereads /
Rewrites
These fields serve as temporary counters and have no use in
interpreting the directory failure packets.
Directory Called Mode
A code that specifies the original reason for the directory call.
A value of 1 indicates a directory READ (on LOAD).
A value of 2 indicates a directory WRITE (on UNLOAD).
A value of 3 indicates a directory WRITE (on WRITE from BOT).
Tape Format Called / New
These fields contain the TMSCP values for the tape format both prior
to and after the directory operation.
Flags
A bit-mapped field that provides additional status information.
Bit Mask
Meaning
0x01h
READ on LOAD operation complete
0x02h
Inhibit further WRITE operations unless WRITE from
BOT
0x04h
LBN 0 was found intact
0x08h
Directory WRITE failed
0x10h
Tape format mismatch
0x20h
Event log generated
0x40h
Tape format unknown
0x80h
Reserved
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