User's Guide

Page 46 DDS-4 SCSI Interface Manual, Rev. B
Completion Status
The Completion Status for the LOAD/UNLOAD command is shown in the following
table.
Code Message Description
00h Good Status
Load = 1 (Load)
Load = 0
(Unload)
IMMED = 1
The tape is positioned to the BOT of the current partition.
The drive remains in any previously set modes.
The drive is ready to perform any appropriate command.
The tape is position to BOT and ejected.
The drive remains in any previously set modes.
The drive is ready to perform any appropriate command.
Good Status is returned once the command is transferred and verified.
The requested action may still be in progress when another command is
issued. Prior to returning status all buffered data is transferred to tape.
02h Check Condition Extended Sense Byte 02h:
Code Message Description
02h Not Ready No cartridge is inserted in the drive.
04h Hardware Error Parity error on SCSI bus or drive
hardware failure detected.
05h Illegal Request
Both IMMED and Link bits are set to 1.
The CDB contains an invalid bit.
06h Unit Attention The cartridge was changed prior to BOT
or at BOT following a LOAD command.