Dell PowerVault TL2000 User Manual page 240

Table B-1. TapeAlert Flags Supported by the Ultrium Tape Drive (continued)
Flag
Number Flag
19 Nearing media life
20 Clean now
21 Clean periodic
22 Expired clean
23 Invalid cleaning tape
30 Hardware A
31 Hardware B
32 Interface
33 Eject media
34 Download fail
37 Drive voltage
38 Predictive failure of
drive hardware
39 Diagnostics required
51 Tape directory invalid at
unload
52 Tape system area write
failure
53 Tape system area read
failure
B-4
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Description
Set when the tape cartridge is nearing
its specified end of life. The flag is
cleared when the cartridge is removed
from the drive.
Set when the tape drive detects that it
needs cleaning.
Set when the drive detects that it
needs routine cleaning.
Set when the tape drive detects a
cleaning cartridge that has expired.
Set when the drive expects a cleaning
cartridge 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.
Set when the tape drive detects a
problem with the host interface.
Set when a failure occurs that requires
you to unload the cartridge from the
drive.
Set when an FMR image is
unsuccessfully downloaded to the
tape drive through the host interface.
Set when the drive detects that the
externally supplied voltages are either
approaching the specified voltage
limits or are outside the voltage
limits.
Set when a hardware failure of the
tape drive is predicted.
Set when the drive detects a failure
that requires diagnostics for isolation.
Set when the tape directory on the
tape cartridge that was previously
unloaded is corrupted. The file-search
performance is degraded.
Set when the tape cartridge that was
previously unloaded could not write
its system area successfully.
Set when the tape system area could
not be read successfully at load time.
Action Required
1. Copy the data to another tape
cartridge.
2. Replace the tape cartridge.
Clean the tape drive.
Clean the tape drive as soon as
possible. The drive can continue to
operate, but you should clean the
drive soon.
Replace the cleaning cartridge.
Use a valid cleaning cartridge.
Note the error code on the
single-character display, then
Unload the tape cartridge, then
reinsert it and restart the operation.
Ensure that it is the correct FMR
image. Download the FMR image
again.
Use your backup software to
rebuild the tape directory by
reading all the data.
Copy the data to another tape
cartridge, then discard the old
cartridge.
Copy the data to another tape
cartridge, then discard the old
cartridge.