Appendix C. Tapealert Flags; Tapealert Flags Supported By The Library - IBM TS3100 Setup, Operator, And Service Manual

Appendix C. TapeAlert flags

This appendix is intended to provide more information to the reader about the tape drive. All error code
and diagnostic information that is contained in this chapter can be accessed from the Operator Control
Panel of the Library. The drive portion of the Operator Control Panel Display contains any drive error
codes. Therefore there is no need to open the Library to access the buttons on the drive. See the Setup,
Operator, and Service Guide for a complete description of the Operator Control Panel functions and
Displays.
TapeAlert is a standard that defines status conditions and problems that are experienced by devices such
as tape drives, autoloaders, and libraries. The standard enables a server to read TapeAlert messages
(called flags) from a tape drive via the SCSI bus. The server reads the flags from Log Sense Page 0x2E.
Refer to the IBM TS3100 Tape Library and TS3200 Tape Library SCSI Reference for library TapeAlert Flag
information. Refer to the IBM LTO Ultrium Tape Drive SCSI Reference for tape drive TapeAlert Flag
information.
This library is compatible with TapeAlert technology, which provides error and diagnostic information
about the drives and the library to the server. Because library and drive firmware might change
periodically, the SNMP interface in the library does not require code changes if devices add more
TapeAlerts that are not supported today. However, if this issue occurs the Management Information Block
(MIB) is written to minimize impact to the SNMP monitoring station. At the time of this writing, the
TapeAlert flags in this appendix correctly represent TapeAlerts that is sent. The MIB file must not be
taken to mean that all traps that are defined in the MIB (refer to Appendix F, "SNMP status MIB variables
and traps," on page 319) are sent by the library or that they will be sent in the future.
This appendix lists TapeAlert flags that are supported by the Ultrium 3 and later Tape Drives.

TapeAlert flags supported by the library

Parameter
Code Flag name
01d Library
Hardware A
02d Library
Hardware B
03d Library
Hardware C
04d Library
Hardware D
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Type Description
C The media changer mechanism is having difficulty communicating with
the drive:
v Turn the library OFF then ON
v Restart the operation
If problem persists, contact Technical Support.
W There is a problem with the media changer mechanism. If the problem
persists, contact Technical Support.
C The media changer has a hardware fault:
v Make sure the media changer and drives are not being used by any
host, then reset the library from the front panel.
v If the problem persists, contact Technical Support.
C
v Make sure the media changer and drives are not being used by any
host, then reset the library from the front panel.
v If the problem persists, contact Technical Support.
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