What does the message "lin_taped [xxxx] sense key 05 asc 24 ascq 00" mean?

Environment

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5/6/7

Issue

• The /var/log/messages contains number of lines as follows.

lin_taped[xxxx]: sense key: 05, asc 24, ascq 00

Resolution

• The error code points to the storage, involve the storage vendor to interpret these messages

Jun  2 13:57:47 hostname lin_taped[6372]: sense key: 05, asc 24, ascq 00
Jun  2 13:57:47 hostname lin_taped[6372]: sense key: 05, asc 24, ascq 00
Jun  2 13:57:47 hostname lin_taped[6372]: sense key: 05, asc 24, ascq 00
Jun  2 13:57:47 hostname lin_taped[6372]: sense key: 05, asc 24, ascq 00

• the lin_taped is not shipped by Red Hat, please contact the software supplier for additional assistance.

Root Cause

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• A storage problem is being reported by the storage device.
  • The Content from www.t10.org is not included.SCSI web site contains information to decode the standard sense key and asc/ascq information:
    • Content from www.t10.org is not included.sense key:     5  => ILLEGAL REQUEST
    • Content from www.t10.org is not included.asc/ascq : 24/00 => INVALID FIELD IN CDB
• In this case, the storage device is indicating it does not support the SCSI command set to it. You'll need to contact both the software supplier of lin_taped, which sent the command, and the storage vendor to determine the next course of action.

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