IBM System Storage TS3310 Setup And Operator Manual page 306

Table B-1. TapeAlert Flags Supported by the Ultrium Tape Drive (continued)
Flag
Number Flag
6 Write failure
8 Not data grade
9 Write protect
10 No removal
11 Cleaning media
12 Unsupported format
14 Unrecoverable snapped
tape
15 Cartridge memory chip
failure
16 Forced eject
18 Tape directory corrupted
in the cartridge memory
20 Clean now
21 Clean periodic
B-2
TS3310 Tape Library Setup and Operator Guide
Description
Set for any unrecoverable write or
positioning error where isolation is
uncertain and failure could be due to
a faulty tape cartridge or to faulty
drive hardware.
Set when the cartridge is not
data-grade. Any data that you write
to the tape is at risk.
Set when the tape drive detects that
the tape cartridge is write-protected.
Set when the tape drive receives an
UNLOAD command after the server
prevented the tape cartridge from
being removed.
Set when you load a cleaning
cartridge into the drive.
Set when you load an unsupported
cartridge type into the drive or when
the cartridge format has been
corrupted.
Set when the operation failed
because the tape in the drive
snapped.
Set when a cartridge memory (CM)
failure is detected on the loaded tape
cartridge.
Set when you manually unload the
tape cartridge while the drive was
reading or writing.
Set when the drive detects that the
tape directory in the cartridge
memory has been corrupted.
Set when the tape drive detects that
it needs cleaning.
Set when the drive detects that it
needs routine cleaning.
Action Required
If Flag Number 9 is also set, make
sure that the write-protect switch is
set so that data can be written to the
tape (see "Write-Protect Switch" on
page 9-7). If Flag Number 4 is also
set, the cartridge is defective.
Replace the tape cartridge. If Flag
Number 4 is not set, see "Contacting
IBM Technical Support" on page
10-17.
Replace the tape with a data-grade
tape.
Make sure that the cartridge's
write-protect switch is set so that the
tape drive can write data to the tape
(see "Write-Protect Switch" on page
9-7).
Refer to the documentation for your
server's operating system.
No action required.
Use a supported tape cartridge.
Do not attempt to extract the old
tape cartridge. Call the tape drive
supplier's help line.
Replace the tape cartridge. If this
error occurs on multiple cartridges,
see "Contacting IBM Technical
Support" on page 10-17.
No action required.
Re-read all data from the tape to
rebuild the tape directory.
Clean the tape drive the section
about cleaning drives in the IBM
TotalStorage 3576 Modular Tape Library
Setup and Operator Guide).
Clean the tape drive as soon as
possible. The drive can continue to
operate, but you should clean the
drive soon. See the section about
cleaning drives in the IBM
TotalStorage 3576 Modular Tape Library
Setup and Operator Guide.