T039: Drive Tapealert Flag 12 - Unsupported Format; T040: Drive Tapealert Flag 15 - Mic Chip Failure; T041: Drive Tapealert Flag 16 - Forced Eject - IBM System Storage TS3310 Setup And Operator Manual

T039: Drive TapeAlert Flag 12 - Unsupported Format

Description
Detection Scenarios
Root Causes
Possible CRU Replacements
Resolution

T040: Drive TapeAlert Flag 15 - MIC Chip Failure

Description
Detection Scenarios
Root Causes
Possible CRU Replacements
Resolution

T041: Drive TapeAlert Flag 16 - Forced Eject

Description
Detection Scenarios
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TS3310 Tape Library Setup and Operator Guide
System determines that the drive has issued a TapeAlert 12
indicating that the media loaded is an unsupported format.
In the case of the IBM LTO family of drives, full backward
read and write compatibility stopped when LTO 3 was
introduced. LTO 3 cannot write in LTO 1 format. Therefore
an LTO 1 tape is an unsupported format when trying to
write to it with an LTO 3 drive.
Tape drive issues a TapeAlert 12 which is recognized by
the library during the continuous four second polling cycle
of drive status.
Drive has determined that there is a problem per its
internal algorithms.
Tape Cartridge
Perform "DR015: Unsupported Format Diagnostic" on page
10-35.
System determines that the drive has issued a TapeAlert 15
indicating that MIC (memory in cassette) of the media
loaded is not working properly.
Tape drive issues a TapeAlert 15 which is recognized by
the library during the continuous four second polling cycle
of drive status.
Drive has determined that there is a problem per its
internal algorithms.
Tape Cartridge
If the cartridge is manage by a host application, export the
cartridge via the host application.
If the cartridge is managed by the library, perform the
following:
v Remove the suspect cartridge (see "Exporting a Data
Cartridge" on page 7-15 or "Exporting a Cleaning
Cartridge" on page 7-16).
v Import a new cartridge (see "Importing Data Cartridges"
on page 7-15 or "Importing a Cleaning Cartridge" on
page 7-16).
System determines that the drive has issued a TapeAlert 16
indicating that an unload of a drive was triggered while
the drive was actively reading or writing. The source of the
unload can be either an operator initiated manual push
button on the drive itself or a GUI initiated command.
Tape drive issues a TapeAlert 16 which is recognized by
the library during the continuous four second polling cycle
of drive status.