Table C-2. LTO Tape Drive Sense Data (continued)
Byte
Bit Address or Name
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
12–13
Additional Sense Code (ASC) —
Additional Sense Code Qualifier (ASCQ) (Continued)
Byte 12 Byte 13
ASC ASCQ
50 00 - Write Append Error — A write type command failed because the point at
which to append data was unreadable
51 00 - Erase failure — An Erase command failed to erase the required area on the
media
52 00 - Cartridge fault — A command could not be completed due to a fault in the
tape cartridge
53 00 - Media Load/Eject Failed — (Sense Key 03) An attempt to load or eject
the cartridge failed due to a problem with the cartridge.
53 00 - Media Load/Eject Failed — (Sense Key 04) An attempt to load or eject
the cartridge failed due to a problem with the drive
53 02 - Media Removal Prevented — An Unload command has failed to eject the
cartridge because media removal has been prevented
5A 01 - Operator Medium Removal Request
5D 00 - Failure Prediction Threshold — Failure Prediction thresholds have been
exceeded indicating that a failure may occur soon
5D FF - Failure Prediction False — A Mode Select command has been used to test
for Failure Prediction system.
82 82 - Drive requires cleaning — The drive has detected that a cleaning operation
is required to maintain good operation
82 83 - Bad Code Detected — The data transferred to the drive during a
firmware upgrade is corrupt or incompatible with drive hardware
A3 01 - OEM Vendor-Specific
14 FRU code
15 SKSV C/D Reserved BPV
When set to
1, the bit
pointer is
valid.
Bit pointer
16 –17
SKSV = 0: First Error Fault Symptom Code (FSC).
SKSV = 1: Field Pointer
18–19 First Error Flag Data
20 Reserved (0)
21 CLN Reserved Reserved VolValid
22–28 Volume Label
29 Current Wrap
30–33 Relative LPOS
34 SCSI Address
35 Reserved Reserved
The descriptions below serve only as an overview of sense reporting in the tape
drive. This tape drive conforms to all sense field reporting as specified in the SCSI
standards.
Appendix C. Sense Data C-11