{
  "slug": "iscsi-autosense",
  "term": "iSCSI autosense",
  "aliases": [
    "Autosense (iSCSI)"
  ],
  "definition": "iSCSI autosense delivers sense data within a CHECK CONDITION command response.",
  "note": "Delivery: RFC 7143 requires targets to enable autosense, avoiding a separate REQUEST SENSE exchange for that response's detail. [rfc7143]\n\nParsing: First inspect the iSCSI Response field. A nonzero value makes the SCSI Status field undefined; receivers must ignore it. BUSY and TASK SET FULL are not CHECK CONDITION. [rfc7143]",
  "status": "shipping",
  "advantages": [],
  "limitations": [],
  "supersedes": [],
  "supersededBy": [],
  "firstSeen": null,
  "lastSeen": null,
  "updated": "2026-10-20",
  "related": [
    "iscsi",
    "scsi",
    "scsi-check-condition",
    "scsi-sense-key",
    "initiator-target"
  ],
  "citations": [
    {
      "id": "rfc7143",
      "title": "RFC 7143 sections 10.2, 11.4.2, 11.4.3 and 11.4.7: autosense, status and response",
      "url": "https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7143.html#section-11.4.7",
      "accessed": "2026-10-20"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": [
    "The mandatory delivery rule is specific to iSCSI; this entry does not prescribe recovery for every SCSI transport."
  ]
}