Table 109. Sense Keys and Additional Sense (continued)
Sense Key Additional Sense
(ASC/ASCQ)
Explanation
Medium Error
(3h)
Write Error (0C00h) A WRITE operation has failed. This is probably due
to bad media, but may be related to hardware.
Medium Error
(3h)
Unrecovered Read
Error (1100h)
A READ operation failed. This is probably due to bad
media, but may be related to hardware.
Medium Error
(3h)
Recorded Entity Not
Found (1400h)
A SPACE or LOCATE command failed because a
format violation prevented the target of the operation
from being found.
Medium Error
(3h)
Unknown Format
(3001h)
An operation could not be carried out because the
tape in the drive is of a format not supported by the
drive.
Medium Error
(3h)
Incompatible Format
(3002h)
An operation could not be completed because the
Logical Format is not correct.
Medium Error
(3h
Medium Format
Corrupted (3100h)
Data could not be read because the format on tape
is not valid, but is a known format. A failure occurred
attempting to write the FID.
Medium Error
(3h)
Sequential
Positioning Error
(3B00h)
A command has failed and left the logical position at
an unexpected location.
Medium Error
(3h)
Write Append Error
(5000h)
A WRITE-type command failed because the point at
which to append data was unreadable.
Medium Error
(3h)
Cartridge Fault
(5200h)
A command could not be completed due to a fault in
the tape cartridge.
Medium Error
(3h)
Media Load/Eject
Failed (5300h)
An attempt to load or eject the tape failed due to a
problem with the tape.
Hardware
Error (4h)
Manual Intervention
Required (0403h)
A tape is present in the drive but could not be loaded
or unloaded without manual intervention.
Hardware
Error (4h)
Diagnostic Failure
(40XXh)
A diagnostic test failed. The Additional Sense Code
Qualifier is a vendor-specific code that indicates the
failing component.
Hardware
Error (4h)
Internal Target
Failure (4400h)
A hardware failure has been detected in the drive
and caused the command to fail.
Hardware
Error (4h)
Erase Failure
(5100h)
An ERASE command failed to erase the required
area on the medium.
Hardware
Error (4h)
Media Load/Eject
Failed (5300h)
An attempt to load or eject the tape failed due to a
problem with the drive.
Illegal
Request (5h)
Parameter List
Length Error (1A00h)
The amount of parameter data sent is incorrect.
Illegal
Request (5h)
Invalid Command
Operation Code
(2000h)
The Operation Code in the command was not valid.
Illegal
Request (5h)
Invalid Field in CDB
(2400h)
An invalid field has been detected in a Command
Descriptor Block.
Illegal
Request (5h)
LUN Not Supported
(2500h)
The command was addressed to a non-existent
logical unit number.
Illegal
Request (5h)
Invalid Field in
Parameter List
(2600h)
An invalid field has been detected in the data sent
during the data phase.
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