What kind of messages are generated?
Data Disk Error Messages:
- Hardware Error: The command unsuccessfully terminated due to a non-recoverable hardware failure. (Type is given in the message)
- Medium Error: The operation was unsuccessful due to a flaw in the medium --> usually recommends reassigning sectors
- Recoverable Error: The last command completed with the help of some error recovery at the target --> e.g. if the drive dynamically reassigned a bad sector to available spare sector
- Not Ready: The drive cannot be accessed at all
SCSI Error Messages:
- Time Outs: Can happen in any of the SCSI bus phases, i.e. message, data, idle. Response: a BUS RESET command
- Parity: Cause of an aborted request