Chapter 5  Troubleshooting
Tape Drive Error Logs
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Table 20 describes the ASC/ASCQ fields.
Table 20   ASC/ASCQ 
Field Description
ASC/ASCQ Description Suggested Action
0C/00
Write Error
. Drive was not 
able to successfully write the 
customer data to the tape.
• Problem may be the tape cartridge or the 
drive. Check logs to correlate A401/A501 
events with media type and ID system 
logs. 
• Run Tape Drive Write/ Read test with two 
pieces of media. If test fails, replace DCA.
11/00
Unrecoverable Read Error
. 
After exhausting the read 
recovery algorithms the drive 
was not able to read the data 
correctly
• Problem may be the tape cartridge or the 
drive. Check logs to correlate A400/A500 
events with media type and ID with 
system logs. Look for write errors to this 
media from this drive or others as that may 
be the result of this read error.
• Run Tape Drive Write/Read test with two 
pieces of media. If test fails, replace DCA.
40/8x
POST Error
. The drive during 
power on self test has 
detected an error. 
• Errors of this type indicate a drive 
problem. Verify the SCSI bus is terminated 
correctly and if this continues replace the 
drive or DCA.
14/00
Entity Not Found
. A logical 
block that was written on the 
tape was not found while 
trying to read the data. 
• Problem may be the tape cartridge or the 
drive. Check drive logs to correlate events 
that may have led up to this condition. 
• Run Tape Drive Write/Read test with two 
pieces of media. If test fails, replace DCA.
47/00
SCSI Partity Error. SCSI bus 
communications problem
• Check SCSI Cables, Terminators, all 
devices attached to SCSI bus.