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Event Error Logs (SDLT 600 only)
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A501: SDLT Hard Write
Error 2
Write Error is an event is which the tape drive detected a condition that
the drive was not successfully able to write data to the media.
Table 22 Hard Read Error/
Hard Write Error Block
Descriptor
Table 23 Hard Read Error/
Hard Write Error Field
Descriptions
Long Word Byte 03 Byte 02 Byte 01 Byte 00
1
Media ID
2
Physical Block Number (PBN)
3
Tape Address
4-12
13
Media Type Tape Format
14
Tape Number
15
Retry Count Logical Blk Num
(LBN)
16
Head Wear Hours BRC Head Wear Hours
Field Description
Media ID Random number used to identify tapes
Physical Block Number
(PBN)
Physical block location where the error occurred. There is one physical block
for each read/write head on each track. For example, if there are 4 separate
heads and 10 tracks, there would be 40 physical blocks on a single point of
that media.
Tape Address Location on tape in inches
Track Number Track number where error occurred