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TapeAlert Flags

TapeAlert flags provide additional information to the reader about the tape library
and tape drive. All error code and diagnostic information contained in this section
cannot be accessed from the Operator Panel of the Library. The Operator Panel will,
however, display other library error codes and drive error codes when problems
occur. For a listing of Operator Panel error messages, see "Error Codes" on page 1-5.
TapeAlert is a standard that defines status conditions and problems 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 fibre channel. The
server reads the flags from Log Sense Page 0x2E.
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 may change periodically, the SNMP interface in the library does
not require code changes if devices add additional TapeAlerts that are not supported
today. However, should this occur the 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 will be sent. The MIB file should not be
taken to mean that all traps that are defined in the MIB will be sent by the library or
that they will be sent in the future.

TapeAlert Flags Supported by the Library

Table 1-5. TapeAlert flags supported by the library
Flag
Flag Name
Number
01 Library Hardware A
02 Library Hardware B
03 Library Hardware C
04 Library Hardware D
06 Library Interface
12 Library Stray Tape
1-20
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Description
The library mechanism is having
trouble communicating with the tape
drive.
The library mechanism has a hardware
fault.
Library mechanism has a hardware
fault that requires a reset to recover.
The library mechanism has a hardware
fault that is not mechanism related, or
requires power cycle to recover.
The library has identified an interface
fault.
A cartridge has been left in a drive
inside the library by a previous
hardware fault.
Action Required
1. Cycle the library power.
2. Restart the operation.
1. Cycle the library power.
2. Restart the operation.
1. Reset the library (Web User Interface:
Service Library → Reset
Library/Drives).
2. Restart the operation.
1. Cycle the library power.
2. Restart the operation.
1. Check the cables and cable
connections.
2. Restart the operation.
Cycle the library power.
• If the problem persists, complete the
following steps:
a. Unload the cartridge from the
drive.
b. Move the cartridge from the drive
to its home slot or the I/O Station.
• If the problem is corrected, run
Library Verify before resuming normal
library operations.