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TapeAlert Flags Supported by the IBM 200/400GB LTO-2 Tape Drive
Flag
Flag
Parameter
Number
(in hex)
11
0Bh
12
0Ch
15
0Fh
16
10h
18
12h
20
14h
21
15h
22
16h
23
17h
30
1Eh
31
1Fh
32
20h
33
21h
72
IBM 200/400GB LTO-2 Tape Drive: User's Guide
Flag
Cleaning media
Set when you load a cleaning
cartridge into the drive.
Unsupported format
Set when you load an
unsupported cartridge type into
the drive or when the cartridge
format has been corrupted.
Cartridge memory
Set when a cartridge memory
chip failure
(CM) failure is detected on the
loaded tape cartridge.
Forced eject
Set when you manually unload
the tape cartridge while the
drive was reading or writing.
Tape directory
Set when the drive detects that
corrupted in the
the tape directory in the
cartridge memory
cartridge memory has been
corrupted.
Clean now
Set when the tape drive detects
that it needs cleaning.
Clean periodic
Set when the drive detects that it
needs routine cleaning.
Expired clean
Set when the tape drive detects a
cleaning cartridge that has
expired.
Invalid cleaning tape
Set when the drive expects a
cleaning cartridge and the
loaded cartridge is not a
cleaning cartridge.
Hardware A
Set when a hardware failure
occurs which requires that you
reset the tape drive to recover.
Hardware B
Set when the tape drive fails its
internal self tests.
Interface
Set when the tape drive detects a
problem with the SCSI or LDI
(RS-422) interface.
Eject media
Set when a failure occurs that
requires you to unload the
cartridge from the drive.
Description
No action required.
Use a supported tape cartridge.
Replace the cartridge. If this
error occurs on multiple tapes,
see error code 6 in Table 8 on
page 49.
No action required.
Re-read all data from the tape to
rebuild the tape directory.
Clean the tape drive. See
"Cleaning the drive head" on
page 35.
Clean the tape drive as soon as
possible. The drive can continue
to operate, but you should clean
the drive soon. See "Cleaning
the drive head" on page 35.
Replace the cleaning cartridge.
Use a valid cleaning cartridge.
If resetting the drive does not
recover the error, use the error
code from the single-character
display, library user interface, or
SCSI drive sense data. See
Table 8 on page 49.
Use the error code on the
single-character display, library
user interface, or SCSI drive
sense data. See Table 8 on
page 49.
Locate error code 8 or 9 in
Table 8 on page 49.
Unload and reload the tape
cartridge.
Action Required
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