Chapter 4 SCSI Commands
REQUEST SENSE Command (03h)
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Table 174
provides the Additional Sense Codes (ASCs) and Additional
Sense Code Qualifiers (ASCQs) that the drive may report. Additional
information, explanations, or suggestions for action are included with
some of the descriptions.
Table 174 Supported ASC /
ASCQ (Hex) for
REQUEST
SENSE
Command
5h
ILLEGAL REQUEST
. The CDB or supplied parameter data specified an unsupported or
illegal operation. Check the Byte Pointer and Bit Pointer fields for an indication of the field
in error.
6h
UNIT ATTENTION
. The drive generates Unit Attentions after a device reset if: 1) the medium
asynchronously becomes ready to the initiator, 2) if another initiator changes Mode
Parameters, 3) if the firmware is updated, or 4) if the latter two items occur together.
7h
DATA
PROTECTED
. The current tape medium is write-protected. Either the Write Protect
switch on the cartridge is in its enabled position, the tape medium is not the appropriate
type, or a software write protect is in effect.
8h
BLANK CHECK
. The drive encountered End of Data or a blank tape.
Bh
COMMAND ABORTED
. Generated when the drive aborts a command.
Dh
VOLUME OVERFLOW
. Indicates that the drive reached the physical end of tape medium
during writing. The initiator ignored the End of Medium condition and continued to write
to the tape.
Text Name
Sense
Key
ASC
ASCQ Description
NO SENSE
00h
00h
00h
No Additional Sense Code
00h
01h
FileMark Encountered
00h
02h
End of Medium (EOM) Encountered
00h
03h
SetMark Encountered
00h
04h
Beginning of Medium (BOM) Encountered
00h
05h
EOD Encountered
00h
16h
Operation in Progress
30h
05h
Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Error
Sense Key
Description