IBM TS2900 Setup, Operator, And Service Manual page 230

Table 37. TapeAlert flags supported by the Ultrium tape drive (continued)
Flag Number
11 Cleaning media
12 Unsupported format Set when a non-supported
14 Unrecoverable
snapped tape
15 Cartridge memory
chip failure
16 Forced eject
17 Media that are
loaded is Read-only
format
18 Tape directory that
is corrupted in
cartridge memory
19 Nearing media life
20 Clean now
21 Clean periodic
22 Expired cleaning
media
23 Invalid cleaning
cartridge
30 Hardware A
31 Hardware B
32 Interface
33 Eject media
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Flag Name
Set when a cleaning tape is loaded
into the drive.
cartridge type is loaded into the
drive or when the cartridge format
was 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 a tape cartridge was
unloaded manually 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.
Set when the tape drive detects
that the tape directory in the
cartridge memory was corrupted.
Set when the tape cartridge is
nearing its specified end of life. It
is cleared when the cartridge is
removed from the drive.
Set when the tape drive detects
that it needs cleaning.
Set when the tape drive detects
that it needs routine cleaning.
Set when the tape drive detects a
cleaning cartridge that is expired.
Set when the drive expects a
cleaning cartridge to be loaded and
the loaded cartridge is not a
cleaning cartridge.
Set when a hardware failure occurs
that requires that you reset the tape
drive to recover.
Set when the tape drive fails its
internal Power-On Self-Tests
(POSTs).
Set when the tape drive detects a
problem with the host interface.
Set when a failure occurs that
requires the tape cartridge to be
unloaded from the drive.
Description
No action that is required. Status
only.
Replace the invalid cartridge with a
supported tape cartridge.
Do not attempt to extract the tape
cartridge. See "Contacting IBM
technical support" on page 139.
Replace the tape cartridge.
No action that is required. Status
only.
No action that is required. Status
only.
Re-read all data from the tape to
rebuild the tape directory.
1. Copy the data to another tape
2. Replace the tape cartridge.
Clean the tape drive.
Clean the tape drive as soon as
possible. The drive can continue to
operate, but requires cleaning soon.
Replace the cleaning cartridge.
Use a valid cleaning cartridge.
See "Contacting IBM technical
support" on page 139.
Note the error code on the
single-character display and see
"Contacting IBM technical support"
on page 139.
See "Contacting IBM technical
support" on page 139.
Unload the tape cartridge, then
reinsert and restart the operation. If
this procedure fails, use different
media.
Action Required
cartridge.