User Guide

A-8 Preliminary Draft Ampex 1308904-X4
Model No.
Running Head
Vendor-Specific ACL Condition Codes ACL Application Programmer’s Guide
02h 5Ah C0h 40h
Hardware Error
CHS Out of Frame (2XX, 4XX)
Cartridges cannot be loaded or
unloaded from the tape drive when it
is out of frame (i.e., when the CHS
assembly is swung away from the
ACL cabinet).
Close the cabinet.
04h 55h 9Ah 1Ah
Hardware Error
CHS Interface is Not Responding
This is a hardware failure.
A SCSI reset or power reset may
bring the system back. If not,
contact Ampex .
04h 55h 9Bh 1Bh
Hardware Error
CHS command Not Recognized
The CHS internal software is
rejecting movement commands.
Contact Ampex Technical
Support.
04h 55h A2h 22h
Hardware Error
Empty on Get
The CHS Failed to get the cartridge
from the source bin because the
mechanical hand could not grab the
cartridge (as if the source bin were
empty). The bin database had
already been checked, and the
source bin should have been full.
Initialize Element Status to audit
the storage bins and update their
status in the internal database.
Then Read Element Status to
check the contents of the source
bin from which you tried to move
a cartridge. If the bin is full, there
is a problem with the CHS
hardware. It may need
recalibration, or it may be failing.
04h 55h A3h 23h
Hardware Error
Full on Put
The CHS failed to put the cartridge
into the destination bin because the
mechanical hand hit an obstruction
(as if the destination bin were
already full). The bin database had
already been checked, and the
destination bin should have been
empty.
Initialize Element Status to audit
the storage bins and update their
status in the internal database.
Then Read Element Status to
check the contents of the
destination bin to which you tried
to move a cartridge. If the bin is
empty, there is a problem with the
CHS hardware. It may need
recalibration, or it may be failing.
04h 55h BCh 3Ch
Hardware Error
CHS Communication Failure
This is a hardware failure.
A SCSI reset or power reset may
bring the system back. If not,
contact Ampex Technical Support.
04h 55h BDh 3Dh
Hardware Error
ACL is Unable to Execute CHS
Movement Commands
A SCSI reset or power reset may
bring the system back. If not,
contact Ampex Technical Support.
Table A-4. Vendor-Specific ACL Condition Codes (Continued)
ACL
Sense ASC ASCQ Condition
Key Code
Condition Reported Recovery Procedure