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Table 6: Supported TapeAlert flags. The No. column is presented in decimal format, not hexadecimal format.
(continued)
No. Flag Description
51 Tape The tape directory on the tape
directory cartridge that just unloaded is
invalid at corrupted. File search
unload performance is degraded.
52 Tape system The unloaded tape cannot write
area write its volume control region (VCR)
failure successfully.
53 Tape system The tape VCR cannot be read
area read successfully at load time.
failure
54 No start of The start of data cannot be found
data on the tape.
55 Load failure The operation failed because the
media cannot be loaded and
threaded.
56 Unload Tape does not eject and might
failure require manual removal.
57 Interface This flag is set when the tape
drive detects a problem with the
RS-422 (LDI) interface. It is
cleared when the drive is
powered OFF, or a successful
microcode update is completed.
58 Firmware Microcode problem
failure
59 WORM Drive determined that data on
medium - tape is suspect, from a WORM-
integrity point of view.
check failed
60 WORM This flag is set when the drive
medium - rejects a write operation because
overwrite the rules for allowing WORM-
attempted writes are not met. Data can be
appended only to WORM media.
Overwrites to WORM media are
not allowed.
Customer action CE action
Customer action Can be caused by power failure
optional. The drive or reset while tape is reading/
automatically writing. If problem persists, go
rebuilds the to "FID 87 or F2 - Isolating fault
directory as data is between media and hardware"
read or the operator on page 243.
can reread all data
from the tape to
rebuild the
directory.
Try another tape. Go to "FID 87 or F2 - Isolating
fault between media and
hardware" on page 243.
Try another tape. Go to "FID 87 or F2 - Isolating
fault between media and
hardware" on page 243.
Verify that you are Go to "FID 87 or F2 - Isolating
using the correct fault between media and
format tape. Try hardware" on page 243.
another tape.
Remove tape; try Remove the cartridge. If
another tape. problem persists, see 'Load
Error" in Table 5 on page 11.
Go to "Manual cartridge
1. Press Unload.
removal" on page 195.
2. Call for Service.
Call for Service. See Note 1.
Call for Service Go to "FID 83 or E5 - Microcode
problem" on page 239.
None
1. Copy the data to
another WORM
tape cartridge.
2. Discard the faulty
WORM tape
cartridge.
Write the data to a None
WORM tape
cartridge or write
the data to a non-
WORM tape
cartridge.
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