360 Troubleshooting the Tape Library
T188
T188 - Drive Tape Alert 54 - No Start of Data
Description GUI Description: The tape drive issued a Tape Alert, reporting that it did not
detect the start of data on the tape.
Explanation: The library received a drive-generated Tape Alert 54, indicating
a damaged, bulk erased, or incorrect format tape.
Detection Scenarios The tape drive generated and reported Tape Alert 54.
Root Causes The tape drive has determined and reported a problem per its internal error
analysis algorithms.
Service Resolution
Steps
Perform DR146 - Resolve Drive Tape Alert 54 - No Start of Data
on page 419.
Possible CRUs/FRUs None