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ASCDCODE

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NAME

ascdcode - print error message for ASC/ASCQ error codes

SYNOPSIS

ascdcode [ -o vendor id [ -p product id ] ] ASC ASCQ

DESCRIPTION

The ascdcode program interprets Additional Sense Code (ASC) and Additional Sense Code Qualifier (ASCQ) data and returns an appropriate error message. The ascdcode program returns interpreted ASC/ASCQ data either for the named vendor and product IDs (with the -o and -p options), or for all libraries or devices as defined in the SCSI-3 Specifications (http://www.ncits.org) or individual vendors. For unimplemented ASC/ASCQ codes, the ascdcode program will return the message Not implemented.

OPTIONS

-o vendor id: Checks to see if the vendor is an OEM and looks up the ASC/ASCQ error codes defined original vendor for the library or device. If the -p option is not specified, ascdcode will return vendor specific information for the vendor id specified with this option. The vendor id should be identical to the vendor string reported when you run the inquire program. For a complete list of vendor ID assignments, see the web page: http://www.t10.org/lists/vid-alph.htm. This option is only applicable to vendor specific ASC/ASCQ codes of value(s) greater than 0x7f.
-p product id: Use with -o to provide a library or device type with the OEM vendor. The product id should be identical to the library or device string reported when you run the inquire program.

: The ASC argument should be the first of the pair of ASC/ASCQ error codes reported by the library or device. You may specify the value as a hexadecimal number by preceding the value with 0x. The default value is assumed to be a decimal value.

: The ASCQ argument should be the latter of the pair of ASC/ASCQ error codes reported by the library or device. You may specify the value as a hexadecimal number by preceding the value with 0x. The default value is assumed to be a decimal value.

FILES

/INSTALL_PATH/lgtovendors: The directory where the vendor specific files are installed.
/INSTALL_PATH/lgtovendors/OEM_MAP: The file that maps OEM vendors and their corresponding products to original vendors. See the file for a description on how to add entries for new OEM vendors and products.

LIMITATIONS

The ascdcode program always uses the installed vendor specific files to look up vendor specific error messages. Formatting convention of ASC/ASCQ error codes and their corresponding error text in these files are of the form:

0x[ASC], 0x[ASCQ], [error message]

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