Tape Drive Error Logs
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Table 17 ASC/ASCQ Field
Descriptions
6h
Unit Attention.
A condition exists that impacts the drive's functionality. Examples include
a SCSI Bus reset, or a transition from Ready to Not Ready. A reset is required because
Mode Page setting may change after a reset and the host will need to know that. This
sense key is not logged in the drive logs.
7h
Data Protected.
The media currently in the drive is write-protected. This can be a
hardware write protect or software. This sense key is not logged in the drive logs.
8h
Blank Check.
While reading, writing, or doing a search on the media that the drive
encountered a EOD mark or a long gap was detected. A long gap may be the result of a
drive stopping the write command without doing the proper command termination.
This sense key is not reported in the drive logs.
Bh
Aborted Command.
Command aborted. Generated when the drive aborts a command.
Dh
Volume Overflow.
The tape drive has reached the physical EOT and can no longer write
data to the tape. This sense key is not reported in the drive logs.
Eh
Miscompare.
During the drive self tests, the drive detected a data miscompare while
executing the internal test. This error would be an indicator that the drive should be
returned for repair.
ASC/ASCQ
Description
Suggested Action
0C/00
Write Error
. Drive was not able to
successfully write the customer data
to the tape.
• Problem may be the tape cartridge or the
drive. Check logs to correlate A401/A501
events with media type and ID to the system
logs.
• If the problem continues, contact customer
support.
11/00
Unrecoverable Read Error
. After
exhausting the read recovery
algorithms, the drive was not able to
read the data correctly.
• Problem may be the tape cartridge or the
drive. Check logs to correlate A400/A500
events with media type and ID to the system
logs.
• If the problem continues, contact customer
support.
Sense Key
Definition
