Chapter 16. SCSI Error Reporting
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The following sense keys are not used by the library:
• 1h—Recovered error
• 3h—Medium error
• 7h—Data protect
• 8h—Blank check
• Ah—Copy aborted
• Bh—Aborted command
• Ch—Equal
• Dh—Volume overflow
• Eh—Miscompare
Sense Codes and Qualifiers
Combining the Sense Key with the Additional Sense Code (ASC) and Additional Sense
Code Qualifier (ASCQ) returned to a
REQUEST SENSE
command gives the most complete
error description available from the library. The following table describes the error
codes returned by the library.
Table 16-2: Library SCSI Error Codes
Sense Key
ASC
ASCQ
Error Description
Error Remedy or Explanation
0h
00h
00h
Unit Ready
No problems, no additional sense information.
2h
Not ready
04h
00h
Unit Not Ready
The unit is not yet ready to accept commands.
04h
01h
Unit is Becoming Ready
The unit is in the process of becoming ready.
This message is displayed during initialization.
04h
83h
Door is Open, Robot
Disabled
Close Door.
This message is displayed if door has been opened.