User's Guide

Page 168 DDS-4 SCSI Interface Manual, Rev. B
Completion Status
The Completion Status for the WRITE FILEMARKS command is shown in the
following table.
Code Message Description
00h Good
Status
• The filemarks have been sent to the buffer.
• The drive remains in any previously set mode.
02h Check
Condition
Extended Sense Byte 02h:
Code Message Description
02h Not Ready No cartridge is inserted in the drive.
03h Media Error Unrecoverable data error encountered.
Possibly bad cartridge.
04h Hardware Error Drive hardware failure detected.
05h Illegal Request The CDB contains an invalid bit.
06h Unit
• Cartridge was changed prior to accepting
Attention this command
• The drive was reset prior to this command.
07h Write Protect The tape is write-protected; check the
cartridge before continuing.
0Dh Volume WRITE FILEMARK command completed with
Overflow data in the buffer because the end-of-
partition was encountered.