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Scsi sense data, Fields on scsi sense data screens – Grass Valley PLS200 User Manual

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SCSI Sense Data

PLS200 Library Installation and Operation

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Fields on SCSI Sense Data Screens

SCSI Sense Data:

KEY

This is the sense key returned by the REQUEST SENSE command, as follows:
0h–No Sense. There is no specific sense key information to report.
2h–Not Ready. The library is not ready to perform motion commands.
4h–Hardware Error. The library detected a hardware failure while performing
the command or during a self-test. Operator intervention may be required.
5h–Illegal Request. There was an illegal parameter in the command descriptor
block or in the additional parameters supplied as data for a command, or the
library is in the wrong mode to execute the command.
6h–Unit Attention. The cartridge inventory may have been violated.
Bh–Aborted Command. The library aborted the command. The initiator may be
able to recover by trying the command again.

ASC

This is the Additional Sense Code, which, along with the Additional Sense Code
Qualifier, provides information describing a specific error condition.

ASCQ

This is the Additional Sense Code Qualifier, which, along with the Additional
Sense Code, provides information describing a specific error condition.

Byte 15

This is the Sense Key Specific data, which provides additional information about
an error condition. This information is valid only for the Illegal Request (5h) sense
key.

Byte 16

This is the first byte of the Field Pointer data. It indicates which byte in the
command had an error.

Byte 17

This is the second byte of the Field Pointer data.