Optical Drive and Library SCSI-2 Command Reference

Autochanger Error Codes
Request Sense Error Codes
Appendix B B-3
Autochanger Error Codes
Request Sense Error Codes
This section identifies each of the error responses for the autochanger
"Request Sense Command (03H)", Table 3-5 on page 3-8.
Table B-1 Request Sense - Sense Key Values — Byte 2, Bits 3 through 0
Sense
Key
Name Abbrev. Description
0H No Sense NS The command completed
successfully.
1H Recovered
Error
RE The last command was
completed successfully with
some recovery action
performed by the
autochanger/controller.
2H Not Ready NR The autochanger cannot be
accessed.
3H Medium Error ME The command terminated
with an unrecovered error
condition that was caused by
a optical disk defect.
4H Hardware
Error
HE The autochanger/controller
detected a hardware error.
5H Illegal Request IR There was an illegal
parameter in the command
descriptor block or in the
additional parameters
supplied for some commands.
6H Unit Attention UA The optical disk has been
loaded, the unit has been
reset, or the Mode Select
parameters have been
changed.