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Decoding Intel® RAID Sense Code Messages Intel® RAID Controllers: SAS Software Stack
Revision 1.0
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Category
Sense
Key
Additional
Sense Code
Additional
Sense Code
Qualifier Error Condition
Byte 2 Byte 12 Byte 13
3 11 4 Medium Error - unrecovered read error - auto re-alloc failed
3 11 0B Medium Error - unrecovered read error - recommend reassign
3 11 FF Medium Error - read recovery time limit exceeded
3 14 1 Medium Error - record not found
3 16 0 Medium Error - Data Sync Mark error
3 16 4 Medium Error - Data Sync Error - recommend reassign
3 19 0 Medium Error - defect list error
3 19 1 Medium Error - defect list not available
3 19 2 Medium Error - defect list error in primary list
3 19 3 Medium Error - defect list error in grown list
3 19 0E Medium Error - fewer than 50% defect list copies
3 31 0 Medium Error – medium format corrupted
3 31 1 Medium Error - format command failed
3 80 0 Medium Error - data auto-reallocated
4 1 0 Hardware Error - no index or sector
4 2 0 Hardware Error - no seek complete
4 3 0 Hardware Error - write fault
4 9 0 Hardware Error - track following error
4 11 0 Hardware Error - unrecovered read error in reserved area
4 16 0 Hardware Error - Data Sync Mark error in reserved area
4 19 0 Hardware Error – defect list error
4 19 2 Hardware Error – defect list error in Primary List
4 19 3 Hardware Error – defect list error in Grown List
4 31 0 Hardware Error - reassign failed
4 32 0 Hardware Error - no defect spare available
4 35 1 Hardware Error - unsupported enclosure function
4 35 2 Hardware Error - enclosure services unavailable
4 35 3 Hardware Error - enclosure services transfer failure
4 35 4 Hardware Error - enclosure services refused
4 3E 3 Hardware Error - self-test failed
4 3E 4 Hardware Error – unable to update self-test
4 40 80 Hardware Error - Degrade Mode (Diagnostic Fail)
4 40 81 Hardware Error - Degrade Mode. H/W Error
4 40 85 Hardware Error - Degrade Mode. RAM microcode not loaded
Hardware
Error
4 40 90 Hardware Error - seek test failure