This is a reminder of outstanding action items for SMC-3

06-020 [Robert Payne] Define a philosophy for Write Exclusive Persistent Reservations in SMC.

06-044 [Roger Cummings] Solicit additional vendor-specific sense codes from library vendors per June discussion item 4.4.

07-003 [Curtis Ballard] Create a proposal to define the usage of the “Cleaning Requested” and “Cleaning Failure” error codes.

07-017 [Group] Make sure the all the functionality of Read Element Status is covered by the Report Element Information command (06-272) and the Report Volume Information command and examine if an informative annex to map the RES command onto these is appropriate. [Reminder to do as final step]

07-042 [Paul Suhler] Write a proposal for the commands which the cached ready state in ADC may be used.

05Nov07-03 Erich Oetting: Determine what actions set TapeAlert flag 19h (illegal operation) and when the flag is cleared. Also what actions does it generate? - Report to Curtis Ballard

14Jan08-03 Noud snelder report to Geoff when their library sets NOT READY TO READY CHANGE, MEDIUM MAY HAVE CHANGED sense code

14Jan08-05 Erich Oetting report to Geoff when their library sets NOT READY TO READY CHANGE, MEDIUM MAY HAVE CHANGED sense code

14Jan08-07 Robert Payne report to Geoff when their library sets NOT READY TO READY CHANGE, MEDIUM MAY HAVE CHANGED sense code

14Jan08-08 Noud Snelder to propose meaning of LOGICAL UNIT NOT READY, OFFLINE

14Jan08-09 Curtis Ballard to propose meaning of RANDOM POSITIONING ERROR

14Jan08-10 Rod Wideman to propose meaning of INCOMPATIBLE MEDIUM INSTALLED

14Jan08-11 Kevin Butt to propose meaning of OPERATOR MEDIUM REMOVAL REQUEST

14Jan08-12 Rod Wideman to propose meaning of LOGICAL UNIT COMMUNICATION FAILURE

14Jan08-13 Noud Snelder to send email to SPC-4 editor to remove ‘M’ from sense code table as specified in 06-397r2.

14Jan08-16 Noud Snelder to revise SMC-3 Error codes overview (06-397r2) and post.

10Mar08-01 Curtis Ballard to review use of the medium magazine error codes listed in 07-372 in their libraries and report to Kevin Butt.

10Mar08-02 Rod Wideman to review use of the medium magazine error codes listed in 07-372 in their libraries and report to Kevin Butt.

10Mar08-03 Noud Snelder to review use of the medium magazine error codes listed in 07-372 intheir libraries and report to Kevin Butt.


Kevin D. Butt
SCSI & Fibre Channel Architect, Tape Firmware
MS 6TYA, 9000 S. Rita Rd., Tucson, AZ 85744
Tel: 520-799-2869 / 520-799-5280
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