T039: Drive Tapealert Flag 12 - Unsupported Format; T040: Drive Tapealert Flag 15 - Mic Chip Failure; T041: Drive Tapealert Flag 16 - Forced Eject - IBM System Storage TS3310 Setup And Operator Manual

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T039: Drive TapeAlert Flag 12 - Unsupported Format

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T040: Drive TapeAlert Flag 15 - MIC Chip Failure

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T041: Drive TapeAlert Flag 16 - Forced Eject

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TS3310 Tape Library Setup and Operator Guide
Tape Cartridge
Perform "DR014: Write Protect or WORM Diagnostic" on
page 11-39.
To remove the write protection feature from the cartridge,
refer to "Write-Protect Switch" on page 9-7.
System determines that the drive has issued a TapeAlert 12
indicating that the media loaded is an unsupported format.
In the case of the IBM LTO family of drives, full backward
read and write compatibility stopped when LTO 3 was
introduced. LTO 3 cannot write in LTO 1 format. Therefore
an LTO 1 tape is an unsupported format when trying to
write to it with an LTO 3 drive.
Tape drive issues a TapeAlert 12 which is recognized by
the library during the continuous four second polling cycle
of drive status.
Drive has determined that there is a problem per its
internal algorithms.
Tape Cartridge
Perform "DR015: Unsupported Format Diagnostic" on page
11-39.
System determines that the drive has issued a TapeAlert 15
indicating that MIC (memory in cassette) of the media
loaded is not working properly. The MIC is the memory
that is part of the cartridge, also called LTO CM.
Tape drive issues a TapeAlert 15 which is recognized by
the library during the continuous four second polling cycle
of drive status.
Drive has determined that there is a problem per its
internal algorithms.
Tape Cartridge
Perform "DR047: Tape Alert 15 – Cartridge Memory
Failure" on page 11-48
System determines that the drive has issued a TapeAlert 16
indicating that an unload of a drive was triggered while
the drive was actively reading or writing. The source of the
unload can be either an operator initiated manual push
button on the drive itself or a GUI initiated command.
Tape drive issues a TapeAlert 16 which is recognized by
the library during the continuous four second polling cycle
of drive status.