Appendix C - Tapealert Flags; Library Supported Tapealert Flags - Overland Storage NEO 200S User Manual

Appendix C
This appendix is intended to provide additional information to the reader about the tape
library and tape drive. All error code and diagnostic information contained in this chapter
cannot be accessed from the Operator Control Panel of the Library. The Operator Control
Panel will, however, display other library error codes and drive error codes when problems
occur. For a listing of Operator Control Panel error messages, see
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. 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 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 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.
Topics in TapeAlert Flags:
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Library Supported TapeAlert Flags

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Tape Drive Supported TapeAlert Flags
Library Supported TapeAlert Flags
Flag Number Flag Name
01 Library Hardware A
02 Library Hardware B
03 Library Hardware C
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Type Description
C The library mechanism is
having trouble
communicating with the
tape drive.
W The media changer
mechanism has a hardware
fault.
C The media changer
mechanism has a hardware
fault that requires a reset to
recover.
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TapeAlert Flags
Chapter 8, "Error Codes."
Action Required
1. Cycle the power supply and try again.
2. If the problem persists, contact Overland
Technical Support.
1. Make sure the media changer and drives
are not being used by any host, then reset
the library from the front panel.
2. If the problem persists, contact Overland
Technical Support.
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