Minimum Firmware Levels For Common Library Features - IBM TS4300 3555 User Manual

TapeAlert flags supported by the drive
Flag Flag Name
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1 Read warning
2 Write warning
3 Hard error
4 Media
5 Read failure
110 IBM TS4300 Tape Library Machine Type 3555: User's Guide
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01h Set when the tape drive is having
problems reading data. No data
is lost, but there is a reduction in
the performance of the tape.
02h Set when the tape drive is having
problems writing data. No data is
lost, but there is a reduction in
the performance of the tape.
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.
Action Required
Isolate the fault between drive
and tape by following these
steps:
• Use a known good tape
cartridge in the suspect drive.
If the drive fails, contact your
®
IBM Service Representative.
• Use the suspect tape cartridge
in a known good drive. If the
test fails, discard the cartridge.
Isolate the fault between drive
and tape by following these
steps:
• Use a known good tape
cartridge in the suspect drive.
If the drive fails, contact your
®
IBM service representative.
• Use the suspect tape cartridge
in a known good drive. If the
test fails, discard the cartridge.
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
"Minimum firmware levels for
common library features" on
page iii.
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 114.
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