IBM TS4300 User Manual page 173

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Flag Flag Name
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3 Hard error
4 Media
5 Read failure
6 Write failure
7 Media life
8 Not data grade
9 Write protect
10 No removal
11 Cleaning media
Hex Description
Cod
e
03h Set for any unrecoverable read,
write, or positioning error. (This
flag is set with flags 4, 5, or 6).
04h Set for any unrecoverable read,
write, or positioning error that is
due to a faulty tape cartridge.
05h Set for any unrecoverable read
error where isolation is uncertain
and failure might be due to a
faulty tape cartridge or to faulty
drive hardware.
06h Set for any unrecoverable write
or positioning error where
isolation is uncertain and failure
might be due to a faulty tape
cartridge or to faulty drive
hardware.
07h Set when the tape cartridge
reaches its end of life (EOL).
08h Set when the cartridge is not
data-grade. Any data that you
write to the tape is at risk.
09h Set when the tape drive detects
that the tape cartridge is write-
protected.
0Ah Set when the tape drive receives
an UNLOAD command after
the server prevented the tape
cartridge from being removed.
0Bh Set when you load a cleaning
cartridge into the drive.
Action Required
See the Action Required column
for Flag Number 4, 5, or 6 in this
table.
Ensure that tape drive firmware
is at the latest version. See
Appendix A, "Minimum firmware
levels for common library
features," on page 182.
Replace the tape cartridge.
If Flag Number 4 is also set, the
cartridge is defective. Replace
the tape cartridge. If Flag
Number 4 is not set, see Error
Code 6 in "Drive Error Codes:
Single-character display (SCD)"
on page 145.
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. If Flag Number 4 is also
set, the cartridge is defective.
Replace the tape cartridge. If
Flag Number 4 is not set, see
Error Code 6 in "Drive Error
Codes: Single-character display
(SCD)" on page 145.
1. Copy the data to another tape
cartridge.
2. Discard the old (EOL) tape.
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.
Refer to the documentation for
your server's operating system.
No action is required.
Informational message only.
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