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Chapter 5 Operating the AIT Autoloader

Chapter

Operating the

AIT Autoloader

5.1. Overview

This chapter explains how to eject and change cartridges.

5.2. Using Cartridges

This section explains how to eject and change cartridges.
For information about how to prepare and insert cartridges, see “Inserting
Cartridges” (page 33) in Chapter 3, “Installation”.

5.2.1. Ejecting/Changing Cartridges

To eject and change cartridges set in slots of the AIT autoloader, perform the
following.

On the front of the AIT autoloader, press the DOOR button.

[o P] flashes on the message display.

Summary of Contents for StorStation LIB-D81

Page 1: ...LIB D81 Sony Corporation 200305001 AIT Autoloader Product Description Manual Version 2 0 March 2003 ...

Page 2: ... damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this document Copyright 2000 thru 2003 by Sony Corporation For further information please contact the appropriate Sony location listed below Sony Corporation Core Technology Network Company Electronic Devices Marketing Group Computer Peripherals Marketing Div Data Storage Sales Marketing Dept Tape Streamer Marketing Section Osaki Gat...

Page 3: ...6 2 3 2 Suspended Particulate 16 2 3 3 Vibration 16 2 3 4 Shock 16 2 3 5 Acoustic Noise 17 2 3 6 EMC 17 2 3 7 Orientation 17 2 4 Performance Specifications 18 2 4 1 Data Capacity 18 2 4 2 Data Transfer Rate 18 2 4 3 Initialize Time 18 2 4 4 Swap Time 18 2 4 5 Mean Time To Repair 18 2 4 6 Component Life 18 2 4 7 Mean Swaps Between Failures 19 2 5 Safety 19 2 6 Installation Requirements 19 2 6 1 Pow...

Page 4: ...rtridges 32 3 12 1 Preparing Cartridges 32 3 12 2 Inserting Cartridges 33 3 13 Setting Application Software 35 3 14 SCSI 68 pin Connector 35 Chapter 4 Basic Usage 4 1 Overview 37 4 2 Control Panel 37 4 2 1 Using the Control Panel 37 4 2 2 Message Display 38 4 3 Warnings 38 4 4 Errors 39 4 5 Disaster Recovery Function 40 4 6 Assigned Element Addresses 41 4 7 Handling the Cartridges 41 4 7 1 Handlin...

Page 5: ...mand 4Ch 68 8 4 LOG SENSE Command 4Dh 69 8 4 1 upported page code 72 8 4 2 Supported log pages 72 8 4 3 Non medium error page 72 8 4 4 TapeAlert page 73 8 4 5 Autoloader Statistics Log page 77 8 4 6 State Log page 77 8 4 7 History Log page 78 8 5 MODE SELECT 6 Command 15h 79 8 5 1 Parameter List Header 80 8 5 2 Information Exceptions Control Page 82 8 5 3 Configuration Page 83 8 6 MODE SENSE 6 Com...

Page 6: ...VE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS Command 1Ch 113 8 13 1 Supported Diagnostics Page 00h 113 8 13 2 Diagnostic Page Format 114 8 14 RELEASE Command 7h 114 8 14 1 Logical unit release 115 8 14 2 Element release 115 8 14 3 Third party release 115 8 15 REPORT LUNS Command A0h 115 8 16 REQUEST SENSE command 03h 116 8 16 1 Sense key specific 118 8 16 2 Sense key and sense code definitions 119 8 17 REQUEST VOLUME EL...

Page 7: ...bleshooting 141 A 6 Transporting the AIT Autoloader 144 A 7 Hardware Specifications 144 A 7 1 Hardware 144 A 7 2 Capacity 145 A 8 SCSI Cable and Terminator Specifications 145 A 8 1 SCSI Cable 145 A 8 2 SCSI Cable Length 145 A 9 SCSI Specifications 145 A 9 1 About the SCSI Components 145 A 9 2 About the SCSI Bus 146 A 10 Error Code List 147 A 11 Other Messages 151 A 11 1 Messages displayed during o...

Page 8: ...ypes of cartridges can be used in this AIT autoloader AIT 3 cartridge records up to 2 08 terabytes of data native 0 8 terabytes AIT 2 cartridge records up to 1 04 terabytes of data native 0 4 terabytes AIT 1 cartridge records up to 0 73 terabytes of data native 0 28 terabytes Notes Cartridges that can be used vary according to the type of built in drive The memory capacity mentioned above assumes ...

Page 9: ...Computer Systems Interface SCSI 2 ANSI S319 2 86 109 Revision 10H or above available through ANSI Parallel Small Computer Systems Interface SCSI 3 ANSI X3T10 855D Revision 15a or above available through ANSI ALDC Adaptive Lossless Data Compression ALDC Algorithm ECMA TC17 94 42 AIT 2 Logical Format Document AIT 3 Logical Format Document TBD Note Also available from Global Engineering Documents 280...

Page 10: ...ions Chapter2 Specifications Physical environmental and performance specifications of the LIB D81 2 1 Physical Specifications 2 1 1 Dimensions Height 224 0 mm 8 9 in Width 170 0 1 0 mm 6 7 in Depth 350 0 1 0 mm 13 8 in 1 5 2 ...

Page 11: ...ight LIB D81 7 0 kg 15 4 lb 170 1mm 6 7 0 039 inch 1 5 0 059 224 2 0 mm 8 9 0 079 inch 350 1mm 8 9 0 039 inch 265mm 10 433 inch Ø 2 0 m m 0 7 8 7 i n c h 38mm 1 496 inch 4mm 0 157 inch 130mm 5 118 inch 20mm 0 787 inch Rubber feet Rubber feet Rubber fett Rubber feet ...

Page 12: ...Insert the cleaning cartridge in slot CL 8 and press for at least three seconds to clean the AIT drive E Message Display The message display displays how many cartridges are in the AIT autoloader When in normal standby state it displays the status of the AIT autoloader F ERROR WARNING LED Lights or flashes orange when a specific operation is necessary or an error occurs When it lights it indicates...

Page 13: ...C Power Switch To turn the AIT autoloader on or off press this power switch When you restart the AIT autoloader be sure to wait at least 10 seconds before turning it on again D Power Supply Connector Plug the provided power cord into this connector E SCSI connector 1 6 SCSI connector 2 For information about connecting the SCSI connectors see Connecting to the Host Computer page 25 and Connecting S...

Page 14: ...idges in the case Slots are numbered 1 to 8 from the highest slot down When using it make sure that you insert the cleaning cartridge in slot CL 8 the lowest slot D AIT Drive The AIT autoloader is equipped with one AIT drive E Elevator Lowers cartridges to the AIT drive and returns them to their slots When you turn on the AIT autoloader the elevator moves up and down counting the cartridges whose ...

Page 15: ...alfunctioning Repetitive two short on one long off C TAPE LED Lights when a cartridge is being loaded It flashes in the following situations When inserting or ejecting a cartridge Regular flashing Cartridge is spent Repetitive long on short off D BUSY LED Lights when data is transferred through the SCSI interface Flashes regularly when data is read from or written to a cartridge Do not restart the...

Page 16: ...ndensation Maximum wet bulb temperature 26 C Non Operating mech 10 to 90 RH RH 30 h Maximum wet bulb temperature 26 C Non Operating tape 20 to 80 RH RH 30 h Maximum wet bulb temperature 26 C Operating Less than 150 micrograms m3 Based Sampling period 24 hours Operating Swept Sine 5 to 500 Hz 0 25G Peak 1 Octave min 3 axis 3 directions Non operating Random Vibration 5 to 50 Hz P S D Power Spectral ...

Page 17: ...aximum tolerance of 3 degrees Also set the autoloader horizontally so that its front and sides are inclined by no more 3 degrees in any direction Figure 2 4 Mounting Attitude and Tolerance Streaming Write Read less than 40 dB A Cartridge Swap less than 60 dB A EMI Radiated Emissions Conductive noise Emissions EN55022 FCC Part 5B Class B A5 NZ5 3548 Class B VCCI Class B EMS Immunity EN55024 EMS ESD...

Page 18: ...is time use the catalog value 40 sec typical Note The autoloader reports the NOT READY status to the SCSI command until its initialization finished 2 4 4 Swap Time The swap time of the autoloader is defined as the time required for the autoloader robotics to return the cartridge ejected from the drive to a slot and then to load a cartridge from another slot into the drive For this time use the cat...

Page 19: ... 2 5 Safety The LIB D81 conforms to the following safety standards UL cUL 60950 3rd Edition CSA C22 2 No 60950 00 TÜV EN 60950 IEC 60950 2 6 Installation Requirements Note Do not move the LIB D81 while it is operating It may cause malfunctions 2 6 1 Power Requirements 100 to 120 V 10 0 7 A 50 60 Hz 200 to 240 V 0 35 A 50 60 Hz Operating 45 W Stand by 20 W 8 10 ...

Page 20: ...mputer 2 8 Compatible Cartridges This section describes what AIT cartridges are used in the AIT autoloader 2 8 1 AIT Cartridges To achieve the maximum transfer rate and recording capacity use the appropriate type of AIT cartridge for your drive For information on recording capacities see Hardware Specifications page 144 in the Appendix AIT 1 Drive AIT 2 Drive AIT LIBRARY LIB D81 CLEAN DOOR WARNING...

Page 21: ...page 46 in Chapter 6 Cleaning the AIT Drive 2 9 Software For guidance on application software that can be used with the AIT autoloader and supported operating systems contact your dealer 2 10 Precautions Use cartridges suited to the type of AIT drive installed Using cartridges other than AIT cartridges may cause improper operations For information about cartridges that can be used with the AIT aut...

Page 22: ...oloader This chapter also explains initial setup Installation and setup procedures may vary depending on your system 3 2 Unpacking Note You will need the box and packing materials if you wish to move or transport the AIT autoloader in the future Retain them for future use 1 Remove the AIT autoloader from the box as indicated on the box Remove the packing materials such as plastic covers and tapes ...

Page 23: ...In addition to the above other documentation and or documents may be included in the package 3 4 Preparing the Host Computer Prepare the host computer before installing the AIT autoloader as follows 1 Make sure that a SCSI host adapter card is installed in the host computer 2 Install the application software supporting the autoloader on the host computer For guidance on application software that c...

Page 24: ...tal surface near an AC power outlet Also leave a gap of about 150 mm 5 9 in behind the rear of the unit to allow air to circulate Caution Make sure that you position the AIT autoloader as indicated in the illustration Correct operation is not guaranteed if you place the AIT autoloader on its side 170 mm 6 7 in 350 mm 13 8 in 224 mm 8 8 in 220 mm 8 7 in including rubber feet 170 mm 6 7 in Front Rea...

Page 25: ...ith a SCSI cable This section explains general connection steps To connect use an Ultra2 Wide SCSI LVD cable commonly sold in stores However when using a model equipped with an AIT 3 drive use an Ultra 160 m SCSI LVD cable The autoloader side uses the 68 pin half pitch connector When connecting other SCSI devices along with the AIT autoloader see Connecting SCSI Peripheral Devices page 30 Caution ...

Page 26: ...n 12 m 39 4 ft The length of the AIT autoloader internal cable is 0 5 m 19 7 in SCSI cables cannot be branched Notes For information about the SCSI bus see SCSI Specifications page 145 in the Appendix Prepare the necessary SCSI cables For information about SCSI cable specifications see SCSI Cable and Terminator Specifications page 145 in the Appendix 1 Confirm that the power to the host computer a...

Page 27: ...heir service life or are in need of cleaning weekly Use the autoloader option function off by default You can set the AIT autoloader to monitor the AIT drive status on a regular basis as well as automatically eject and insert cartridges The default settings of the DIP switches are as follows Switches are off when in the 0 position and on in the 1 position The default setting of the DIP switches is...

Page 28: ... You can use this setting only if LOADER SEL in set to 1 When you activate this setting and the autoloader option function returns a cartridge to slot CL 8 the last slot it automatically inserts the cartridge from the slot with the lowest number containing a cartridge into the AIT drive 5 AUTOLOAD off 0 The autoloader option function is not in automatic loading mode 1 The autoloader option functio...

Page 29: ...nd AIT autoloader Make sure that you perform these settings before turning on the AIT autoloader 1 Make sure that the power switch on the rear of the AIT autoloader is in the off position a is depressed 2 Use a pointed object such as a machinist s screwdriver to turn the switches until their arrows match the setting that you want 3 Press the power switch to turn on the power If you want to connect...

Page 30: ...nvironment Notes The default factory settings of the SCSI IDs are as follows AIT drive 0 Loader 1 Do not use repetitive SCSI IDs Connect peripheral devices before turning on the AIT autoloader and host computer 3 11 Turning the Power On Off 3 11 1 Turn On the Power Turn on the AIT autoloader then turn on the host computer 1 Press the power switch on the rear of the autoloader as illustrated Loader...

Page 31: ...er pressing the standby switch on the autoloader s front panel wait at least 10 seconds before turning on the host computer Notes If you start the host computer before the autoloader the SCSI ID is not detected correctly Therefore you must always start the autoloader before starting the host computer If the autoloader does not work as above see Troubleshooting page 141 Moves gradually up and down ...

Page 32: ...utoloader 3 12 1 Preparing Cartridges Make sure that cartridges are not write protected and prepare them for use Verify whether the write protected tab is in the write enable position If the tab is orange data can be written to a cartridge If the tab is lowered data can be written to and erased from the cartridge j If the tab is raised data cannot be written to or accidentally erased from the cart...

Page 33: ...e display The AIT autoloader is preparing to open the front door Wait until the display stops flashing which may take up to a minute When the display stops flashing the front door unlocks Note To prevent the front door from opening during operation it automatically locks when it is closed Attempting to open the door without unlocking it may damage the AIT autoloader Flashing display Steady display...

Page 34: ... the front door is not opened within 3 minutes of o P appearing steadily on the message display the door is automatically locked and the message display reverts to normal 3 Insert cartridges into the AIT autoloader Make sure that you insert cartridges in the right direction and push them in the AIT autoloader until you hear a click Slot in the AIT autoloader are numbered 1 to 8 from the highest sl...

Page 35: ...locked Open the front door and correct any problems as necessary Do not open the front door when o P does not appear on the message display as this may damage the AIT autoloader If you are unable to close the front door see Troubleshooting page 141 3 13 Setting Application Software Make the necessary settings to be able to use the AIT autoloader Refer to the documentation of the application softwa...

Page 36: ...DB 1 41 7 DB 1 DB 2 42 8 DB 2 DB 3 43 9 DB 3 DB 4 44 10 DB 4 DB 5 45 11 DB 5 DB 6 46 12 DB 6 DB 7 47 13 DB 7 DB P 48 14 DB P GROUND 49 15 GROUND GROUND 50 16 DIFFSENS TERMPWR 51 17 TERMPWR TERMPWR 52 18 TERMPWR RESERVED 53 19 RESERVED GROUND 54 20 GROUND ATN 55 21 ATN GROUND 56 22 GROUND BSY 57 23 BSY ACK 58 24 ACK RST 59 25 RST MSG 60 26 MSG SEL 61 27 SEL C D 62 28 C D REQ 63 29 REQ I O 64 30 I O...

Page 37: ...This section explains the operation of the control panel and the information displayed by the message display 4 2 1 Using the Control Panel Use the control panel to perform the following Display information related to the AIT autoloader Clean the AIT drive Perform disaster recovery Note Disaster recovery is a function through which all the data on the host computer is backed up on cartridges which...

Page 38: ... appears on the display For details about the meaning of the various codes see Error Code List page 147 and Other Messages page 151 4 3 Warnings When the AIT drive needs to be cleaned or specific parts need to be replaced at the end of their service life LED light on the front panel of the AIT autoloader and messages appear on the message display as illustrated here Cleaning request The CLEANING L...

Page 39: ... the end of their service life The ERROR WARNING LED lights orange and the 0 7 code appears on the message display Contact customer service Internal temperature of the device is too low to guarantee operation Make sure that the operating environment is within the allowed temperature limits 5 to 40 C 4 4 Errors When an error occurs in the AIT autoloader the ERROR WARNING LED flashes orange and an e...

Page 40: ... For details about operations and settings on the host computer refer to the documentation accompanying the computer and software applications 1 Prepare to perform disaster recovery Create a disaster recovery tape with the host computer 2 Begin disaster recovery 1 Insert the disaster recovery tape into slot 1 2 Simultaneously press the CLEAN and DOOR buttons at the front of the AIT autoloader for ...

Page 41: ... or storing the cartridges note the following 4 7 1 Handling Do not subject the cartridges to strong vibrations Do not drop the cartridges When loading a cartridge into the AIT autoloader the lid of the cartridge opens up automatically Do not manually open the lid and touch the interior tape The cartridge is preadjusted at the factory so do not disassemble it The tab of a cartridge is used to prev...

Page 42: ...artridge set the erase protection tab so that the data cannot be over written After removing a cartridge from the autoloader store it in an appropriate location as soon as possible Avoid as much as possible changes of temperature and density contamination by dust and scratches made by touching the interior tape 4 8 Maintenance Perform the following periodically Clean the air filter If the front pa...

Page 43: ...ion explains how to eject and change cartridges For information about how to prepare and insert cartridges see Inserting Cartridges page 33 in Chapter 3 Installation 5 2 1 Ejecting Changing Cartridges To eject and change cartridges set in slots of the AIT autoloader perform the following 1 On the front of the AIT autoloader press the DOOR button o P flashes on the message display ...

Page 44: ...n that o P on the message display has stopped flashing open the front door as illustrated here When you open the front door o P remains displayed on the message display Caution It is possible for the host computer to prevent the front door from being opened When this is the case and you press the DOOR button the ERROR WARNING LED lights and 0 5 appears on the message display indicating that the do...

Page 45: ...n the right direction and push them in the AIT autoloader until you hear a click 5 Close the front door When you hear the door click it is closed Make sure that the door clicks when you close it When the door is completely closed the cartridges that you inserted into the AIT autoloader are counted and their number is displayed on the message display Caution If cartridges protrude from slots or are...

Page 46: ...slot CL 8 6 2 Cleaning the AIT Drive When the AIT drive is in need of cleaning the CLEANING LED flashes green and the following appears on the message display To clean the AIT drive insert a cleaning cartridge sold separately into the drive Make sure that you insert the cleaning cartridge into the slot CL 8 before you proceed Caution If there is a cartridge in the AIT drive when you begin cleaning...

Page 47: ...damage and or injury 3 Close the front door When you hear the door click it is closed Make sure that the door clicks when you close it When the door is completely closed the cartridges that you inserted into the AIT autoloader are counted and their number is displayed on the message display Caution If cartridges protrude from slots or are otherwise improperly inserted into slots inside the AIT aut...

Page 48: ...t the cleaning cartridge is spent Replace the cleaning cartridge with a new one and perform the cleaning procedure again If there is a cartridge in the AIT drive when you begin cleaning the drive it is returned to its original slot before the cleaning procedure starts If you are writing to a damaged cartridge unloading may take some time For this reason cleaning can take up to 20 minutes Notes If ...

Page 49: ...is an AIT cartridge in slot CL 8 The ERROR WARNING LED lights and 0 4 appears on the message display If cleaning fails for any other reason The ERROR WARNING LED flashes L and XX or d and XX where XX is an error code appear alternately on the message display WARNING CLEANING ERROR WARNING CLEANING ERROR WARNING CLEANING ERROR WARNING CLEANING ERROR Or ...

Page 50: ...he autoloader inserts a delay of at least 200 µs to each retry by other devices During this delay the autoloader responds to a selection from the initiator If the specified number of retries still fails the autoloader deems reselection necessary aborts the I O process and generates a CHECK CONDITION Select or reselect failure However to report this sense data the following SCSI command is not forc...

Page 51: ... changed b A cleaning operation is performed from the operating panel c A mode parameter is changed by another initiator d The firmware is updated e A mode parameter in non volatile memory is changed by an initiator The autoloader never queues more than one UNIT ATTENTION condition with the same ASC ASCQ for each initiator The autoloader differentiates the ASC ASCQ according to the cause of the re...

Page 52: ...te messages they are returned in the following format Table 7 2 1 2 Extended Message Format Code Description Direction IN OUT 00h TASK COMPLETE 01h EXTENDED MESSAGE 02h SAVE DATA POINTER 03h RESETORE POINTERS 04h DISCONNECT 05h INITIATOR DETECTED ERROR 06h ABORT 07h MESSAGE REJECT 08h NO OPERATION 09h MESSAGE PARITY ERROR 0Ch BUS DEVICE RESET 23h IGNORE WIDE RESIDUE 80 C0h IDENTIFY Bit Byte 7 6 5 ...

Page 53: ... in synchronous transfers When REQ ACK Offset is 0 transfers are asynchronous Code Extended Message 00h MODIFY DATA POINTER 01h SYNCHRONUS DATA TRANSFER REQUEST 02h Reserved 03h WIDE DATA TRANSFER REQUEST 04h PARALLEL PROTOCOL REQUEST 05 ffh Reserved Bit Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 Extended Message 01h 1 Extended Message Length 03h 2 SYNCHROUS DATA POINTER 01h 3 TRANSFER PERIOD FACTOR 4 REQ ACK Offset ...

Page 54: ...DE DATA TRANSFER REQUEST 03h 3 TRANSFER WIDTH EXPONENT m Responding SCSI device WDTR response Implied agreement TRANSFER WIDTH EXPONENT 1 16 bit data transfer TRANSFER WIDTH EXPONENT 0 8 bit data transfer MESSAGE REJECT message as a result of the responding message 8 bit data transfer Parity error on responding message 8 bit data transfer Unexpected bus free as a result of the responding message 8...

Page 55: ...a RESELECTION is performed to complete the current processing If the autoloader receives this message it is treated as an illegal message and MESSAGE REJECT is returned QAS_REQ DT_REQ IU_REQ Description 0 0 0 Use ST DATA IN and ST DATA OUT phases to transfer data 0 1 0 Use DT DATA IN and DT DATA OUT phases with data group transfers not supported 0 1 1 Use DT DATA IN and DT DATA OUT phase with info...

Page 56: ...utoloader indicates that there was a parity error in the last message from the autoloader This message is never returned by the autoloader If the autoloader receives this message it goes to the STATUS phase and a CHECK CONDITION is reported At this point the sense key is COMMAND ABORTED 0Ch BUS DEVICE RESET The BUS DEVICE RESET message interrupts the I O process with respect to the autoloader Actu...

Page 57: ...nd correctly 02h CHECK CONDITION This status indicates that an error exception processing or fault condition occurred By issuing the REQUEST SENSE command the cause of the error or other problem can be determined 08h BUSY This status indicates that the autoloader is in the BUSY state However when an INQUIRY command is issued the autoloader returns a GOOD status even if the autoloader is in the BUS...

Page 58: ...nitiators one second after reset 7 4 2 Response to Multiple Hosts When the autoloader receives an INQUIRY command while processing a command from the initiator it reports valid data and does not report a BUSY status For example if host 7 issues a MOVE MEDIUM command for Disconnect processing and then host 6 issues an INQUIRY command the autoloader responds immediately If a command other than INQUI...

Page 59: ... MODE SELECT 6 15h 8 6 MODE SENSE 6 1Ah 8 7 MOVE MEDIUM A5h 8 8 POSITION TO ELEMENT 2Bh 8 9 PREVENT ALLOW MEDIUM REMOVAL 1Eh 8 10 READ ATTRIBUTE 8Ch 8 11 READ BUFFER 3Ch 8 12 READ ELEMENT STATUS B8h 8 13 RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS 1Ch 8 14 RELEASE 17h 8 15 REPORT LUNS A0h 8 16 REQUEST SENSE 03h 8 17 REQUEST VOLUME ELEMENT ADDRESS B5h 8 18 RESERVE 16h 8 19 SEND DIAGNOSTIC 1Dh 8 20 SEND VOLUME TAG B...

Page 60: ...n when scanning the tape cartridges 0 Scan the MICs 1 Do not scan the MICs However if a hardware Scan ON OFF setting can be made operations other than the Initialize Element Status command can follow the hardware setting Otherwise the Initialize Element Status command operates as follows Table 8 1 2 Operation Mode Note The MIC function is not supported at present Bit Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 Operati...

Page 61: ...en the INQUIRY data requested by the INQUIRY command cannot be returned is a CHECK CONDITION status is returned If an INQUIRY command is received from an initiator having an unresolved UNIT ATTENTION condition the autoloader does not clear the UNIT ATTENTION condition but returns the INQUIRY data 8 2 1 Standard INQUIRY data The standard INQUIRY data see table consists of 36 bytes Bit Byte 7 6 5 4 ...

Page 62: ...r when returning the INQUIRY data This peripheral qualifier does not mean that the device is ready for access by the initiator 001b The autoloader is capable of supporting the specified peripheral device type on this logical unit however the physical device is not currently connected to this logical unit 010b Reserved 011b The autoloader is not capable of supporting a physical device on this logic...

Page 63: ...icates that the autoloader supports 32 bit wide data transfers Because this autoloader does not support 32 bit wide data transfers this field is 0 A Wide bus 16 Wbus16 bit of 1 indicates that autoloader supports 16 bit wide data transfers A Wbus16 bit of 0 indicates that the autoloader does not support 16 bit wide data transfers Because this autoloader supports 16 bit wide data transfers this fiel...

Page 64: ... 8 2 2 1 Vital product data page codes 8 2 2 1 Supported vital product data pages This shows the Vital Product Data pages supported by the autoloader Table 8 2 2 1 1 Supported Vital Product Data Pages format The Peripheral Qualifier field and Peripheral Device Type field contains values shown in Tables 8 2 1 2 and 8 2 1 3 The Page Length field contains the length of the Supported Page List If the ...

Page 65: ...d by Sony If the number of digits is less than a certain value ASCII 0 30h characters are added If the serial number is invalid this field is filled with ASCII spaces 20h 8 2 2 3 Device identification page This page returns the autoloader Identification Descriptor The format of the Device identification page is as follows Table 8 2 2 3 1 Device identification page format Bit Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0...

Page 66: ...6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 Reserved Code set 1 Reserved Identifier type 2 Reserved 3 Identifier Length n 3 4 MSB Identifier 13 LSB Value Description 0h Reserved 1h The identifier field contains binary values 2h The identifier field contains ASCII graphic codes 3 Fh Reserved Value Description 0h No assignment authority was used and consequently there is no guarantee that the identifier is globally unique 1h T...

Page 67: ...age data contains the requested Operation Code The remaining bytes of the field containing the requested Operation Code CDB are a one to one match to the bits of the Usage map All the bits of each field of the Operation Code CDB data field requested by the autoloader is verified for support and then depending on the result the corresponding bit in the Usage map is set to 1 supported or 0 not suppo...

Page 68: ...ALID FIELD IN CDB When the PCR bit is 0 Log Parameter is not reset Because the autoloader does not support the Save Parameter SP bit this field is 0 The Page Control PC field selects the parameter type The Page Control field is defined in Table 8 3 2 Table 8 3 2 Page control field Because the Current threshold value and Current cumulative values are not supported by the autoloader if these values ...

Page 69: ...data to the host This command is in used in parallel with the LOG SELECT command Table 8 4 1 LOG SENSE command The Parameter Pointer Control PPC bit controls the parameter type requested from the autoloader Because the autoloader does not support the PPC bit it is 0 When the PPC bit is 0 the Log Parameters requested to the autoloader start from the Parameter Code defined in the Parameter Pointer f...

Page 70: ...See Table 8 4 1 1 below If this field is a value that the autoloader does not support the autoloader terminates the command with a CHECK CONDITION status The sense key is ILLEGAL REQUEST and ASC ASCQ is INVALID FIELD IN CDB The Parameter Pointer field specifies the start of the Parameter Data requested by the host The number of Parameter Data bytes returned by the autoloader is limited to the less...

Page 71: ...ed The ETC bit is the same for the Cumulative Parameter and Threshold Parameter Because this function is not supported with the parameters supported by this page this field is 0 Note Support of this function depends on the MAINTENANCE DIP switch bit setting at the back of the autoloader The Threshold Met Criteria TMC field see Table 8 4 4 specifies the method of comparing the Cumulative Value and ...

Page 72: ...ist field contains a list of all Log Page Codes supported by the autoloader This list starts from 00h and rises sequentially 8 4 3 Non medium error page This page page code 06h returns cumulative values for internal autoloader errors Table 8 4 3 1 Non Medium error page Page code Description 00h Supported log pages 06h Non medium error page 2Eh TapeAlert page 30h Autoloader Statistics Log page 31h ...

Page 73: ...8 4 4 1 TapeAlert page Parameter code Description 0000h Non medium error count 0001h 7FFFh Reserved 8000h Reserved 8001h Pick Place Error counts 8002h Elevator Error counts 8003h Fan Error counts 8004h Drive Loading Error counts 8005h Drive Unloading Error counts 8006h FFFFh Reserved Bit Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 MSB Parameter Code 1 LSB 2 DU 0 DS 1 TSD 0 ETC 0 TMC 0 Reserved LP 0 3 Parameter Length ...

Page 74: ...he autoloader off and then on again 2 Restart the operation 3 If the problem persists call the customer service Check the autoloader users manual for device specific instructions on turning the device power on and tests The autoloader mechanism has a hardware fault that is not mechanism related or requires power cycle to recover 5 Autoloader Diagnostics Required W The autoloader mechanism may have...

Page 75: ... persists call the customer service The autoloader does not support this flag Operation to place a cartridge into a slot had to perform an excessive number of retries before succeeding 15 Autoloader Load Retry W There is a potential problem with a drive or autoloader mechanism loading cartridges or an incompatible cartridge The autoloader does not support this flag Operation to load a cartridge in...

Page 76: ...t this flag Failure of one interface port in a dual port configuration e g Fibrechannel 27 Cooling Fan Failure W A autoloader cooling fan has failed One or more fans inside the autoloader have failed Internal flag state only cleared when all fans are working again 28 Power Supply W A redundant power supply has failed inside the autoloader Check the autoloader users manual for instructions on repla...

Page 77: ...e page code 31h returns autoloader sensor and other information Table 8 4 6 1 State Log page Bit Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 Reserved 0h Page code 30h 1 Reserved 0h 2 MSB Page length n 3 3 LSB 4 Supported page list n Parameter code Description 0000h Non medium error count 0001h 7FFFh Reserved 8000h Reserved 8001h Pick Place Movement counts 8002h Elevator Movement counts 8003h FFFFh Reserved Bit Byte 7 ...

Page 78: ...iption 0000h Reserved 0001h Sensor1 Gap 0002h Sensor2 Pass 0003h Sensor3 Cartridge 0004h Sensor4 Picker Forward 0005h Sensor5 Picker Reverse 0006h Sensor6 Hand Lower 0007h Sensor7 Door Lock 0008h Sensor8 Door Close 0009h 0100h Reserved 0101h Switch1 Cleaning 0102h Switch2 Door 0103h 0200h Reserved 0201h Temperature 0202h FFFFh Reserved Bit Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 MSB Parameter Code 1 LSB 2 DU 0 DS ...

Page 79: ...o another host the autoloader generates a UNIT ATTENTION CONDITION for all hosts other than the host that issued the MODE SELECT command The autoloader sets ASC ASCQ to MODE PARAMETERS CHANGED When the Page Format PF bit is 0 the MODE SELECT parameters are the same as specified for SCSI 1 All the parameters except the vendor specific Block Descriptor are transferred When the PF bit is 1 the MODE S...

Page 80: ...ngth is such that it causes the Mode Parameter Header and Mode Page to be separated the command is terminated with a CHECK CONDITION The sense key is ILLEGAL REQUEST and ASC ASCQ is PARAMETER LIST LENGTH ERROR 8 5 1 Parameter List Header When one or more Parameter Pages are transferred with the MODE SELECT command it is necessary to transfer a Parameter List Header However if no Parameter Pages ar...

Page 81: ...scriptor field to a value that is not supported by the autoloader c When the host sets a different Page Length from the one returned by the MODE SENSE command and transmits a Mode SELECT command d When the host sends an unsupported value as the Mode Parameter the autoloader cannot round transferred values e When the host sets a reserved field of the Mode Parameter List to a value other than 0 When...

Page 82: ...bit is cleared Note that this bit cannot be set when the Dexcept bit is 1 The Log Error Bit LogErr bit is not supported by the autoloader and is therefore 0 The Method of Reporting Informational Exception MRIE bit indicates how Informational Exception Conditions are returned The autoloader supports 0h and 4h When an Information Exception Condition occurs yields a true CHECK CONDITION it causes the...

Page 83: ...mmand and the corresponding Tape Alert Flag is set if the value is positive cleared if the value is negative For 32767 all Tape Alert Flags are cleared This page is for specific to TapeAlert operations and access to this page is not a condition for the generation of a Unit Attention 8 5 3 Configuration Page The Configuration Page is used to specify and return autoloader special operation specifica...

Page 84: ...ngth field do not return the current value For the Mode Parameter Header and Mode Parameter Block Descriptor the current values are returned 8 6 1 1 Current values When the PC field is 00b the autoloader returns current values as Mode Parameters The returned current values are as follows a Current values of the Mode Parameters established by the last successful MODE SELECT command b If there was n...

Page 85: ...he autoloader performs the following processing a If a default value is requested the default Mode Parameter value is returned b If a saved value is requested a valid saved Mode Parameter value is returned If the attempt to read the requested Mode Parameter value from non volatile memory is unsuccessful the command is terminated with a CHECK CONDITION status The sense key is NOT READY c When the c...

Page 86: ...h returns the number of bytes of the Parameter information returned by the autoloader by the MODE SENSE command This does not include the Mode Data Length bytes but includes all other information The Block Descriptor Length is the total number of bytes in the Block Descriptor This value is eight times the number of Block Descriptors A Block Descriptor Length of 0 indicates that the Mode Parameter ...

Page 87: ...torXXbit of 0 indicates that while Element Type XX can temporarily accommodate cartridges of other Element Types independent accommodation is not possible An XX YY bit of 1 indicates that a setting of Element Type XX as Source Element Address and Element Type YY as Destination Element Address as a function of the MOVE MEDIUM command supported by the autoloader is possible An XX YY bit of 0 indicat...

Page 88: ...and is possible Because the autoloader does not support the EXCHANGE MEDIUM command the XX YY bits are all 0 The autoloader Device Capabilities Page is shown in Table 8 6 3 1 2 Table 8 6 3 1 2 Device capabilities page Note These values cannot be changed with the MODE SELECT command Bit Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 Page code 1Fh 1 Parameter length 12h 2 0h 1 0 1 0 3 00h 4 0h 0 0 0 0 5 0h 1 0 1 0 6 0h...

Page 89: ... of Medium Transport Elements internal to the autoloader In the case of the autoloader Because the autoloader has one Medium Transport Element this field is 01h The First Storage Element Address field indicates the Address of the first internal autoloader Storage Element In the case of the autoloader it is 01h The Number of storage Elements field indicates the number of internal autoloader Storage...

Page 90: ...d is therefore 01h Each internal autoloader Element has a unique Address Table 8 6 3 2 2 Element address assignment page Note These values cannot be changed with the MODE SELECT command Bit Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 Page code 1Dh 1 Parameter length 12h 2 MSB Medium transport element address 0000h 3 LSB 4 MSB Number of medium transport elements 0001h 5 LSB 6 MSB First storage element address 0001h...

Page 91: ...y Descriptor The Medium Transport Element Descriptor comprises 2 bytes A Rotate bit of 1 indicates that the Medium Transport Element has a function to invert a double sided recordable media Because the autoloader does not support this function it is 0 The Member Number indicates the position of this Medium Transport Element within the Medium Transport Elements shared by the robotics Because the au...

Page 92: ...d should be disregarded Test bit is cleared after a False Exception is returned The Log Error Bit LogErr bit is not supported by the autoloader and is therefore 0 The Method of Reporting Informational Exception MRIE bit indicates how Informational Exception Conditions are returned The autoloader supports 0h and 4h When an Information Exception Condition occurs yields a true CHECK CONDITION it caus...

Page 93: ...eturns the Enable Disable state of a Read operation by the autoloader of the cartridge IC Table 8 6 3 5 1 Scan MIC parameters page A Parameters Savable PS bit of 1 indicates that there is a function to save this Mode Page in non volatile memory Because this Mode Page is fixed the PS bit is always 0 The NMIC bit indicates the state of the DIP switches specifying the autoloader MIC scan action 0 Sca...

Page 94: ...rminated with a CHECK CONDITION The sense key is ILLEGAL REQUEST and ASC ASCQ is INVALID ELEMENT ADDRESS The Source Address specifies the location of the cartridge to be transported The Destination Address specifies the transport destination of the cartridge The Source Address and Destination Element Address are set to a Storage Element Address and Data Transfer Element Address within the autoload...

Page 95: ...ALID FIELD IN CDB 8 8 POSITION TO ELEMENT Command 2Bh The POSITION TO ELEMENT command moves the Transport Element to the specified element Table 8 8 1 POSITION TO ELEMENT command The Transport Element Address indicates the autoloader transport system The autoloader only supports one transport system and its Element Address is fixed to 0h If this field is set to a value other than 0 the command is ...

Page 96: ...ndependent from reservation When cartridge ejection is inhibited the autoloader does not eject the cartridge when requested Table 8 9 1 PREVENT ALLOW MEDIUM REMOVAL command The inhibition of cartridge ejection is made valid when the host sets the Prevent bit to 1 and issues the PREVENT ALLOW MEDIUM REMOVAL command Cartridge ejection inhibition is ended in the following cases a From all hosts for w...

Page 97: ...ARY MEMORY NOT ACCESSIBLE If reading of the Medium Auxiliary Memory fails the autoloader terminates the READ ATTRIBUTE command with a CHECK CONDITION status The Sense Key is MEDIUM ERROR and ASC ASCQ is AUXILIARY MEMORY READ ERROR The ELEMENT ADDRESS specifies the address where the MAM exists as a component of the media For example this may specify the MAM on the media in the Storage Element or th...

Page 98: ...Volume The number of MAM Partitions is the same as that of inserted multi partition media When the media only has one partition this area must be 0 The autoloader does not handle Multi partition information therefore this must be 0 If the VOLUME NUMBER and PARTITION NUMBER combination is invalid the command terminates with a CHECK CONDITION status The Sense Key is ILLEGAL REQUEST and ASC ASCQ is I...

Page 99: ...or details about each attribute see Medium Auxiliary Memory Attribute Data page 102 8 10 2 ATTRIBUTE LIST service action This service action returns all valid Attributes for a specific PARTITION NUMBER and VOLUME NUMBER The FIRST ATTRIBUTE ID area of the CDB is ignored The Attributes are returned in number order The following table shows the format of the information returned by the autoloader as ...

Page 100: ...der as a result of this service action Table 8 10 3 1 Parameter data for PARTITION LIST service action The AVAILABLE DATA area indicates the number of bytes in the data that follows it Even if the application does not have sufficient space to accept this data the AVAILABLE DATA area value is not changed FIRST PARTITION NUMBER indicates the first valid PARTITION in the specified VOLUME NUMBER NUMBE...

Page 101: ...ndicates the number of valid Volumes 8 10 5 ELEMENT LIST service action This service action reports the addresses of all the elements having accessible MAM The following table shows the format of the information reported as a result of this service action Note The addresses of all the elements shown here are those having accessible MAM Therefore the list of reported elements in response to the sam...

Page 102: ... 8 10 6 1 Attribute format ATTRIBUTE ID is the binary identifier of an Attribute The READ ONLY bit shows whether this Attribute is Read only A READ ONLY bit of 0 indicates that the Attribute can be overwritten by the WRITE ATTRIBUTE command A READ ONLY bit of 1 indicates that the Attribute cannot be changed and the WRITE ATTRIBUTE command is ignored The autoloader does not support the WRITE ATTRIB...

Page 103: ... characters 20h 02h TEXT The attribute contains textual data The character set is as described in the TEXT LOCALISATION IDENTIFIER attribute 8 10 6 3 00h No code specified ASCII 01h ISO IEC 8859 1 Europe Latin America 02h ISO IEC 8859 2 Eastern Europe 03h ISO IEC 8859 3 SE Europe miscellaneous 04h ISO IEC 8859 4 Scandinavia Baltic 05h ISO IEC 8859 5 Cyrillic 06h ISO IEC 8859 6 Arabic 07h ISO IEC 8...

Page 104: ...ia types The MEDIUM TYPE INFORMATION Attribute is interpreted depending on the type of media indicated by MEDIUM TYPE and are defined as follows Table 8 10 9 2 MEDIUM TYPE 8 10 10 Host Common Attributes The autoloader does not support this Attribute ID Attribute Name Byte Format 0400h MEDIUM MANUFACTURER 8 ASCII 0401h MEDIUM SERIAL NUMBER 32 ASCII 0402h MEDIUM LENGTH 4 Binary 0403h MEDIUM WIDTH 4 ...

Page 105: ...ned header and data mode 0000b During the DATA IN phase of the Combined Header and Data Mode a 4 byte header followed by data is transferred to the host The Buffer ID and Buffer offset field are reserved The 4 byte READ BUFFER header is shown in Table 8 11 1 1 After the autoloader transfers data from its data buffer Table 8 11 1 1 READ BUFFER header Bit Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 Operation code 3Ch 1 ...

Page 106: ...et value the autoloader terminates the command with a CHECK CONDITION status The sense key is ILLEGAL REQUEST and ASC ASCQ is ILLEGAL FIELD IN CDB 8 11 3 Read Data from echo buffer 1010b In this mode data is transferred from the Echo Buffer to the host Writing data to the Echo Buffer is done by setting the Echo buffer and issuing a WRITE BUFFER command The Buffer ID and Buffer Offset are ignored T...

Page 107: ...The READ ELEMENT STATUS command returns the status of internal autoloader elements to the host Table 8 12 1 READ ELEMENT STATUS command When the Volume Tag VolTag bit is 1 Volume Tag information is returned When the VolTag bit is 0 Volume Tag information is not returned Bit Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 Reserved EBOS 1 1 Reserved 2 Reserved MSB 3 Buffer capacity 0400h LSB Bit Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 Opera...

Page 108: ...lements returned If the Allocation Length is insufficient to transfer all Element Descriptors the autoloader transfers only the Descriptors that can be transferred but this is not treated as an error The S N bit specifies whether or not the autoloader appends the drive serial number to the Data transfer element descriptor Depending on this value the following processing occurs 0 Drive serial numbe...

Page 109: ... of bytes in the Element Descriptor information following the header of the element Type Table 8 12 2 1 Element status page The Element Type Code field indicates the Element Type returned by this page The Primary Volume Tag PVolTag bit is the same as the one in the CDB The Alternate Volume Tag AVOLTAG bit is not supported by the autoloader therefore it is always 0 The Element Descriptor Length fie...

Page 110: ...EQUEST SENSE command A Source Valid Svalid bit of 1 indicates that the Source Storage Element Address field and Invert bit information are valid A bit of 0 indicates that the values of these fields are invalid When the Invert bit is 1 it is possible to invert the cartridge in the element from its condition in the Source Storage Element with the MOVE MEDIUM command Because the autoloader does not s...

Page 111: ... inhibited Because the autoloader always allows access to all Storage Elements this is always 1 The Source Storage Element Address field is the Storage Element Address where the cartridge of the element was present prior to transportation to the element In the case of the autoloader this field is the current Storage Element Address This field is valid when the Svalid bit is 1 Other fields are the ...

Page 112: ...SCSI bus as the autoloader and are valid Because the SCSI bus and Data Transfer Element Tape Drive SCSI bus are inside the autoloader this is always 0 An ID Valid bit of 1 indicates that the SCSI Bus Address value is valid An LU Valid bit of 1 indicates that the Logical Unit Number value is valid The SCSI Bus Address field is the SCSI Address of the Data Transfer Element Tape Drive supported by th...

Page 113: ...agnostic Data that can be received 8 13 1 Supported Diagnostics Page 00h The Supported Diagnostic Page lists all Diagnostic Page Codes implemented by the autoloader starting from 00h in number order Table 8 13 1 1 Supported Diagnostic Page 00h The Page Code indicates that this page is a Supported Diagnostic Page The Page Code Length indicates the number of following bytes transmitted in this page ...

Page 114: ...Count indicates the number of times the Diagnostic operation requested by the autoloader is repeated If it is different from the Request Test Count the autoloader is for some reason unable to proceed before reaching the requested number of repetitions 8 14 RELEASE Command 7h The RELEASE command is used to release a previously reserved autoloader or element If the host releases a current invalid re...

Page 115: ...th a CHECK CONDITION status The sense key is ILLEGAL REQUEST and ASC ASCQ is INVALID FIELD IN CDB 8 15 REPORT LUNS Command A0h The REPORT LUNS command returns Logical Unit Numbers supported by the autoloader This command is not affected by RESERVE The allocation size must be at least 16 bytes If the allocation size is less than 16 bytes a CHECK CONDITION is returned The sense key is ILLEGAL REQUES...

Page 116: ... as the sense key and NO ADDITIONAL SENSE INFORMATION as the additional sense code Sense data is held by the autoloader until returned to the host by a REQUEST SENSE command However this is cleared when another command is received from the same host Even if the Allocation Length is less than the valid sense data the autoloader does not adjust the Additional Sense Length correspondingly Bit Byte 7 ...

Page 117: ...ense bytes If the Allocation Length in the CDB is less than the total Additional Sense bytes to be transferred the Additional Sense Length is never adjusted to correspondingly The Additional Sense Code ASC field contains detailed information relating to errors or the like returned in the Sense Key field The autoloader supports the Additional Sense Code field A list of Additional Sense Codes is spe...

Page 118: ...A Command Data C D bit of 1 indicates that the Command Descriptor Block contains an illegal parameter A C D bit of 0 indicates that the illegal parameter is within the data parameters sent from the host in the DATA OUT PHASE A Bit Pointer Valid BPV bit of 0 indicates that the Bit Pointer field is invalid A BPV bit of 1 indicates that the Bit Pointer field is the bit indicating the illegal paramete...

Page 119: ...bytes and the information field When multiple recovered errors occur during one command the choice of which error to report first last most severe etc is device specific 5Bh 01h THRESHOLD CONDITION MET 5Bh 02h LOG COUNTER AT MAXIMUM 5Bh 00h LOG EXCEPTION 5Bh 03h LOG LIST CODES EXHAUSTED 5Dh 00h FAILURE PREDICTION THRESHOLD EXCEEDED 2h NOT READY Indicates that the logical unit addressed cannot be a...

Page 120: ... already altered the medium This sense key may also indicate that an invalid IDENTIFY message was received 1Ah 00h PARAMETER LIST LENGTH ERROR 20h 00h INVALID COMMAND OPERATION CODE 21h 01h INVALID ELEMENT ADDRESS 24h 00h INVALID FIELD IN CDB 25h 00h LOGICAL UNIT NOT SUPPORTED 26h 00h INVALID FIELD IN PARAMETER LIST 26h 01h PARAMETER NOT SUPPORTED 26h 02h PARAMETER VALUE INVALID 26h 03h THRESHOLD ...

Page 121: ...be able to recover by trying the command again 2Ch 00h COMMAND SEQUENCE ERROR 3Fh 0Fh ECHO BUFFER OVERWRITTEN 43h 00h MESSAGE ERROR 45h 00h SELECT OR RESELECT FAILURE 47h 00h SCSI PARITY ERROR 48h 00h INITIATOR DETECTED ERROR MESSAGE RECEIVED 49h 00h INVALID MESSAGE ERROR 4Ah 00h COMMAND PHASE ERROR 4Bh 00h DATA PHASE ERROR Ch EQUAL Dh VOLUME OVERFLOW Eh MISCOMPARE Fh RESERVED Sense key ASC ASCQ D...

Page 122: ...nt Address area selects the Element Address interpreted by the action code received by the SEND VOLUME TAG command with respect to the autoloader The transmitted Volume Element Address information in this area is updated In other words the Element Address area specifies the minimum Element Address returned by this command NUMBER OF ELEMENT specifies the total number of Elements and Volume Tags ret...

Page 123: ...imary Volume Tag PvolTag bit of 0 indicates that the Element Descriptor Block does not include the Primary Volume Information area When the value is 0 the bytes are omitted from the Element Descriptor The Alternate Volume Tag AVOLTAG is not supported by the autoloader therefore it is always 0 The Element Descriptor Length area indicates the number of bytes in each Element Descriptor The Byte Count...

Page 124: ...n this area is the same as that defined as the Additional Sense Code shown for REQUEST SENSE data The Additional Sense Code Qualifier area contains information about the faulty Element The value in this area is the same as the Additional Sense Code Qualifier shown for REQUEST SENSE data A Source Valid Svalid bit of 1 indicates that the Source Storage Element Address area and Invert bit information...

Page 125: ...t simply indicates whether the autoloader can mechanically access the tape drive It does not show the state of the tape drive A Not This Bus not bus bit of 1 indicates that the SCSI Bus Address and Logical Unit Number of the SCSI bus selected by the autoloader are invalid A Not This Bus not bus bit of 0 indicates that the SCSI Address and Logical Unit Number are from the same SCSI bus as the autol...

Page 126: ...se of the reservation occurs as a result of 1 Issue of a valid RELEASE command by the host that issued the RESERVE command 2 Issue of a BUS RESET message by any host 3 A hard reset 4 Power on cycle If another host issues a RESERVE command to the Unit or element while it is reserved is not permitted It is permitted for a host already holding a reservation to reissue a reservation request to the Uni...

Page 127: ...d 2 Issue of a BUS RESET message by any host 3 A hard reset 4 Power on cycle If one of the last three conditions occurs a CHECK CONDITION status is returned to each host in response to the subsequent command and the command is terminated The Sense Key is UNIT ATTENTION c If a reservation conflicts with an already established reservation that a RESERVATION CONFLICT status is returned and the comman...

Page 128: ...o a value other than 0 the command is terminated with a CHECK CONDITION status The sense key is ILLEGAL REQUEST and ASC ASCQ is INVALID FIELD IN CDB 8 19 SEND DIAGNOSTIC Command 1Dh The SEND DIAGNOSTIC command requests that the autoloader perform an autoloader Diagnostic operation This command is normally followed the issuing of the RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS command which returns the results Tabl...

Page 129: ...ield is the number of bytes of the Parameter List transferred from the host to the autoloader A Parameter List Length of 0 indicates that there is no data to be transferred but this is not treated as an error However if there are Pages to be transferred the PF bit is 1 the autoloader terminates the command with a CHECK CONDITION status The sense key is ILLEGAL REQUEST and ASC ASCQ is INVALID FIELD...

Page 130: ...s based on the test parameters above The possible values of this field are as follows Table 8 19 5 Test Count Bit Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 Page Code 1 Reserved 0h 2 MSB Page Length 04h 3 LSB 4 Test Parameter1 5 Test Parameter2 4 Reserved 0h 5 Test Count Page Code Test Parameter 1 Test Parameter 2 80h Reserved 0h Reserved 0h 81h Reserved 0h Slot number 1 8 82h Reserved 0h Position 0 8 Page Code Test ...

Page 131: ...e Operation the area specifies the target Element Type When this value is 0 all Element Types are targets of the Translate Operation When the Send Action Code is not Translate Operation the area is reserved The Element Type is defined as follows 0h All Element Types 1h Medium Transport Element robot non storage function no hold function 2h Storage Element Cartridge Slots 3h Import Export Element n...

Page 132: ...wildcards An asterisk matches any sequence of characters and the remainder of the template is ignored A question mark matches a single character The unnecessary information in the Volume identification template area is replaced by zeros Code Description 0h Translate search all defined volume tags 1h Translate search only primary volume tags 2h Translate search only alternate volume tags 3h Reserve...

Page 133: ...ypical responses to the TEST UNIT READY command However high priority responses BUSY RESERVATION CONFLICT etc are permitted Table 8 21 2 Preferred TEST UNIT READY responses Template Matches 1234 678 12340678 12349678 and so on 12 45678 12 Search for information starting with 12 45678 is ignored Bit Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 Operation code 00h 1 Logical unit number 00h Reserved 2 Reserved 3 Reserved 4...

Page 134: ...r bytes of the header the amount of data transferred to the autoloader buffer is obtained by subtracting 4 from this value Moreover the host does not set the Parameter List Length to a value exceeding the result of adding 4 to the buffer value returned in the header of the READ BUFFER command with Mode0000b For a Parameter List Length exceeding the autoloader buffer capacity the autoloader termina...

Page 135: ...t Length area defines the number of bytes of data transferred to the Echo Buffer The application must set the Parameter List Length so that is does not exceed the capacity of the Echo Buffer This capacity can be found in the Echo buffer descriptor of the Read Buffer command 8 22 5 Buffer ID The autoloader only supports 0 If an unsupported Buffer ID Code is set the autoloader terminates the command...

Page 136: ... FAILURE 80 11 DRIVE FAILURE SCSI ID 53 80 DRIVE MEDIUM REMOVAL PREVENTED 80 05 DRIVE NOT PRESENT 80 06 DRIVE NOT PRESENT 80 33 DURING AGING MODE 80 32 DURING DEMO MODE 80 34 DURING JIG MODE 80 36 DURING MENU MODE 80 35 DURING REPROGRAMMING MODE 3F 0F ECHO BUFFER OVERWRITTEN 80 04 FAN ALARM 00 06 I O PROCESS SEQUENCE ERROR 30 00 INCOMPATIBLE MEDIUM INSTALLED 48 00 INITIATOR DETECTED ERROR MESSAGE ...

Page 137: ...RED 15 01 MECHANICAL POSITIONING ERROR 53 00 MEDIA LOAD OR EJECT FAILED 3B 0D MEDIUM DESTINATION ELEMENT FULL 53 02 MEDIUM REMOVAL PREVENTED 3B 0E MEDIUM SOURCE ELEMENT EMPTY 43 00 MESSAGE ERROR 3F 01 MICROCODE HAS BEEN CHANGED 2A 01 MODE PARAMETERS CHANGED 00 00 NO ADDITIONAL SENSE INFORMATION 06 00 NO REFERENCE POSITION FOUND 80 09 NVRAM FAILURE 4E 00 OVERLAPPED COMMANDS ATTEMPTED 1A 00 PARAMETE...

Page 138: ...COMMAND OPERATION CODE 21 01 INVALID ELEMENT ADDRESS 24 00 INVALID FIELD IN CDB 25 00 LOGICAL UNIT NOT SUPPORTED 26 00 INVALID FIELD IN PARAMETER LIST 26 01 PARAMETER NOT SUPPORTED 26 02 PARAMETER VALUE INVALID 26 03 THERSHOLD PARAMETER NOT SUPPORTED 29 00 POWER ON RESET OR BUS DEVICE RESET OCCURRED 2A 02 LOG PARAMETERS CHANGED 2A 01 MODE PARAMETERS CHANGED 2A 00 PARAMETERS CHANGED 2C 00 COMMAND S...

Page 139: ...URATION 4E 00 OVERLAPPED COMMANDS ATTEMPTED 53 80 DRIVE MEDIUM REMOVAL PREVENTED 53 00 MEDIA LOAD OR EJECT FAILED 53 02 MEDIUM REMOVAL PREVENTED 5B 01 THRESHOLD CONDITION MET 80 20 BAR CODE READER FAILURE 80 10 DRIVE FAILURE 80 11 DRIVE FAILURE SCSI ID 80 05 DRIVE NOT PRESENT 80 06 DRIVE NOT PRESENT 80 33 DURING AGING MODE 80 32 DURING DEMO MODE 80 34 DURING JIG MODE 80 36 DURING MENU MODE 80 35 D...

Page 140: ...utoloader PARA SCSI COMMAND OP CODE PAGE Test Unit Ready 00h Request Sense 03h Initialize Element Status 07h Inquiry 12h Mode Select 15h Reserve 16h Release 17h Mode Sense 1Ah Receive Diagnostic Results 1Ch Send Diagnostic 1Dh Prevent Allow Medium Removal 1Eh Position To Element 2Bh Write Buffer 3Bh Read Buffer 3Ch Log select 4Ch Log sense 4Dh Read Attribute 8Ch Report LUNS A0h Mode medium A5h Req...

Page 141: ...is connected correctly Verify that the front door is closed Verify that the terminator is attached correctly Verify that the SCSI cable is correctly connected from the AIT autoloader to the host computer Verify that the host computer is on Verify that no error code is displayed on the message display For information about error codes see Error Code List page 147 Only restart the AIT autoloader 10 ...

Page 142: ... host computer may not detect the SCSI devices Data cannot be written or read even though the application and the autoloader are working properly Verify that the write protect tab of the cartridge is in the write enable position t Preparing Cartridges page 32 in Chapter 3 Installation Only use Sony AIT cartridges Verify that the AIT drive supports the cartridges If a cartridge has been used for a ...

Page 143: ...ess the release button The front door unlocks allowing you to open it The front door does not close If the front door locking mechanism is engaged when you close the door perform the following to resolve the situation Remove the protective cap at the base of the AIT autoloader as illustrated below and then use a pointed object such as a ballpoint pen to press the release button The locking mechani...

Page 144: ...n Troubleshooting Remove all the cables such as the power cable the SCSI cable the terminator and the network cable A 7 Hardware Specifications A 7 1 Hardware AIT Drive LIB D81 A1 SDX 400C L 1 LIB D81 A2 SDX 500C L 1 LIB D81 A3 SDX 700C L 1 Number of drives that can be installed One drive Number of cartridges that can be inserted Maximum of 8 Data transfer rate sustained Message display 7 segment ...

Page 145: ...For impedance and primary conductor use a Ultra Wide LVD SCSI cable that conforms to SCSI 3 specifications However when using a model equipped with an AIT 3 drive use an Ultra 160 SCSI LVD cable A 8 2 SCSI Cable Length The total allowable length of SCSI cables used in one LVD SCSI bus is as follows This length includes the length of all internal and external cables The length of the AIT autoloader...

Page 146: ...ces A 9 2 2 Wide SCSI The interface of the AIT autoloader is Wide SCSI In order to connect the AIT autoloader to a Narrow SCSI bus use a 50 pin to 68 pin LVD SCSI adapter Also make sure every unused data lines are terminated by an adapter A 9 2 3 SCSI ID Set a unique SCSI ID for each device on a SCSI bus The host computer uses these SCSI IDs to differentiate between the devices Also the SCSI IDs a...

Page 147: ...play No 03 Detected a buffer RAM anomaly upon startup L and 0 3 appear alternately on the message display No 20 The Identify message detected a SCSI parity error after selection Yes 21 Detected SCSI parity error Message Out phase retried but gave up Yes 22 Detected SCSI parity error Command phase retried but gave up Yes 23 Detected SCSI parity error Data Out phase retried but gave up Yes 24 Detect...

Page 148: ...tch readings abnormal L and 7 1 appear alternately on the message display Yes 72 Detected calibration error Upon calibration of the lower edge of the drive rim it was detected that it needed to be calibrated above the upper limit L and 7 2 appear alternately on the message display Yes 78 Because cartridge pickup failed when performing recovery it is impossible to do so because there are no availab...

Page 149: ... the message display Yes 93 Cannot detect the RVS FWD sensors during the initialization MOVE L and 9 3 appear alternately on the message display Yes 98 Failed cartridge pickup during GET operation Cannot detect the CTRG sensor at the end of the GET operation L and 9 4 appear alternately on the message display Yes 99 Cannot clear the GAP during the GAP clear operation when retrying GET L and 9 9 ap...

Page 150: ...NT state after a lapse of three seconds during the PUT operation L and A A appear alternately on the message display Yes C0 Detected a check sum anomaly during microcode update Yes C1 Detected a F W ID anomaly during microcode update Yes C8 Detected a timeout when ejecting the media from the drive L and C 8 appear alternately on the message display Yes E0 Cannot write data to flash memory within 1...

Page 151: ...display Description 8 lit 8 lit Immediately after turning on the AIT autoloader Flashing consecutively up and down Changes from 0 to 3 During startup The ERROR WARNING and CLEANING LED also flash Flashing consecutively up and down Number of the moving cartridge flashing During cartridge movement or inventory Number of cartridges Standby Displays the number of cartridges in the loader Rotating cloc...

Page 152: ...rt the cleaning cartridge in slot CL 8 0 4 A data cartridge was inserted in slot CL 8 at the beginning of cleaning Insert the cleaning cartridge in slot CL 8 0 5 The DOOR button is pressed when the front door is locked by an application Do not attempt to open the front door manually 0 6 Internal temperature abnormally high Make sure that the operating environment is within the allowed temperature ...

Page 153: ...start the AIT autoloader 4 If appears to be rotating or E J flashes on the display then the loader is in operation Depending on the state of the cartridge it may take up to 20 minutes for it to be detected 5 Pressing the CLEAN and DOOR buttons simultaneously for at least five seconds starts Disaster recovery 6 In the code reference table XX refers to an error code 7 Cleaning normally takes approxi...

Page 154: ...Sony Corporation For information about the AIT autoloader refer to your reseller ...

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