ERPA CODES M2488 PRODUCT GUIDE
C-2 CG00000-011503 REV. A April 1997
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Drive Equipment
Check
One of the following has occurred:
1. The control unit cannot recover from a drive-detected error.
2. A check code message is displayed on the drive message display.
3. The automatic cartridge loader does not respond across the interconnection to the
tape drive.
4. A failure occurred during an index/load or unload cycle. The tape cartridge is not
manually retrievable by the operator.
36 End-of-Data
Detected on Read
An End-of-Data (EOD) mark was detected on the tape during a read operation.
37 Tape Length Error The tape length in the cartridge is too short. The error could occur when the leader
block is replaced (the length of tape ahead of the BOT has been trimmed).
38 Physical End of Tape A read or write operation was in process when the physical end-of-tape was reached.
The drive does not pull the tape out of the cartridge.
39 Backward at BOT While the tape was moving backwards, the beginning of tape was reached.
3B Volume Removed by
Operator
The Rewind Unload switch on the drive has been activated and the cartridge is
unloaded.
41 Block ID Sequence
Error
The control unit detected an incorrect Block ID sequence.
43 Intervention Required A CDB was issued to a drive that is not ready.
44 Locate Block Unsuc-
cessful
The control unit cannot find the block preceding the desired block.
47 Control Unit Error The SCSI error processing microcode received an unrecognized ERPA code. Process-
ing continues.
49 Bus Out Parity The bus out parity error was detected on the command or parameter transfer.
4A Control Unit ERP
Failed
The control unit could not recover from a data handling failure.
4C Recovered Hardware
Error
The control unit recovered from a hardware error.
5B Tape Extension Error An attempt was made to write 36-Track format data on 18-Track formatted medium.
5C Medium Changer
Command
A Medium Changer command was given to a device that does not have the Medium
Changer feature.
5D Tape Length Error The tape length in the cartridge is too long.
5E Compaction Algo-
rithm Incompatible
An attempt was made to read an unsupported data compaction algorithm.
6F No Cartridge No cartridge at selected location; or selected location not within the magazine size; or
no magazine was present when an attempt was made to load a cartridge from the mag-
azine.
77 Reel Diameter
Greater than ECCST
Reel Diameter Greater than ECCST
Table C-1. ERPA Codes (Continued)
ERPA
CODE
DESCRIPTION ERROR
