Tapealert Flags Supported By The Drive - IBM TS3100 Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

TapeAlert Flags Supported by the Drive

Table C-1. TapeAlert Flags Supported by the Ultrium Tape Drive
Flag
Number Flag
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
12 Unsupported format
15 Cartridge memory chip
failure
16 Forced eject
17 Media loaded is
Read-only format
Description
Set for any unrecoverable read, write,
or positioning error. (This flag is set in
conjunction with flags 4, 5, or 6.)
Set for any unrecoverable read, write,
or positioning error that is due to a
faulty tape cartridge.
Set for any unrecoverable read error
where isolation is uncertain and
failure could be due to a faulty tape
cartridge or to faulty drive hardware.
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 tape cartridge reaches its
end of life (EOL).
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 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 a cartridge marked as read
only is loaded into the drive. The flag
is cleared when the cartridge is
ejected.
Action Required
See the Action Required column for
Flag Number 4, 5, or 6 in this table.
Replace the tape cartridge.
If Flag 4 is also set, the cartridge is
defective. Replace the tape
cartridge.
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 6-7). If Flag Number 4 is
also set, the cartridge is defective.
Replace the tape cartridge.
1. Copy the data to another tape
cartridge.
2. Discard the old (EOL) tape.
Replace the tape with a data-grade
tape.
Ensure 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 6-7).
Refer to the documentation for your
server's operating system.
No action required.
Use a supported tape cartridge.
Replace the tape cartridge.
No action required.
No action required.
Appendix C. TapeAlert Flags
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