Table 12. TapeAlert Flags and Descriptions (continued)
TapeAlert Flags Supported by the Tape Drive
11 0Bh Cleaning media Set when you load a
cleaning cartridge into the
drive.
No action required.
12 0Ch Unsupported format Set when you load an
unsupported cartridge type
into the drive or when the
cartridge format has been
corrupted.
Use a supported tape
cartridge.
15 0Fh Cartridge memory
chip failure
Set when a cartridge
memory (CM) failure is
detected on the loaded tape
cartridge.
Replace the cartridge. If
this error occurs on multiple
tapes, see error code 6 in
“Descriptions and corrective
actions” on page 38.
16 10h Forced eject Set when you manually
unload the tape cartridge
while the drive was reading
or writing.
No action required.
18 12h Tape directory
corrupted in the
cartridge memory
Set when the drive detects
that the tape directory in the
cartridge memory has been
corrupted.
Reread all data from the
tape to rebuild the tape
directory.
20 14h Clean now Set when the tape drive
detects that it needs
cleaning.
Clean the tape drive. See
the “Cleaning the tape
mechanism” on page 27
section.
21 15h Clean periodic Set when the drive detects
that it needs routine
cleaning.
Clean the tape drive as soon
as possible. The drive can
continue to operate, but you
should clean the drive soon.
See the “Cleaning the tape
mechanism” on page 27
section.
22 16h Expired clean Set when the tape drive
detects a cleaning cartridge
that has expired.
Replace the cleaning
cartridge.
23 17h Invalid cleaning tape Set when the drive expects
a cleaning cartridge and the
loaded cartridge is not a
cleaning cartridge.
Use a valid cleaning
cartridge.
30 1Eh Hardware A Set when a hardware failure
occurs that requires that
you reset the tape drive to
recover.
If resetting the drive does
not recover the error,
use the error code from
the single-character display,
library user interface, or
SCSI drive sense data. See
“Descriptions and corrective
actions” on page 38.
48 Dell PowerVault LTO Tape Drive: User's Guide
To Next Page
Loading...
