IBM System Storage TS3310 - Tapealert Flags Supported by the Ultrium Tape Drive

Table B-1. TapeAlert Flags Supported by the Ultrium Tape Drive (continued)
Flag
Number Flag Description Action Required
6 Write failure Set for any unrecoverable write or
positioning error where isolation is
uncertain and failure could be due to
a faulty tape cartridge or to faulty
drive hardware.
If Flag Number 9 is also set, make
sure that the write-protect switch is
set so that data can be written to the
tape (see Setting the Write-Protect
Switch). If Flag Number 4 is also set,
the cartridge is defective. Replace the
tape cartridge. If Flag Number 4 is
not set, see Error Code 6 page Drive
Error Codes and Messages.
8 Not data grade Set when the cartridge is not
data-grade. Any data that you write
to the tape is at risk.
Replace the tape with a data-grade
tape.
9 Write protect Set when the tape drive detects that
the tape cartridge is write-protected.
Make sure that the cartridge’s
write-protect switch is set so that the
tape drive can write data to the tape
(see Setting the Write-Protect
Switch).
10 No removal Set when the tape drive receives an
UNLOAD command after the server
prevented the tape cartridge from
being removed.
Refer to the documentation for your
server’s operating system.
11 Cleaning media Set when you load a cleaning
cartridge into the drive.
No action required.
12 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.
14 Unrecoverable snapped
tape
Set when the operation failed
because the tape in the drive
snapped.
Do not attempt to extract the old
tape cartridge. Call the tape drive
supplier’s help line.
15 Cartridge memory chip
failure
Set when a cartridge memory (CM)
failure is detected on the loaded tape
cartridge.
Replace the tape cartridge. If this
error occurs on multiple cartridges,
see Error Code 6 in Drive Error
Codes and Messages.
16 Forced eject Set when you manually unload the
tape cartridge while the drive was
reading or writing.
No action required.
18 Tape directory corrupted
in the cartridge memory
Set when the drive detects that the
tape directory in the cartridge
memory has been corrupted.
Re-read all data from the tape to
rebuild the tape directory.
20 Clean now Set when the tape drive detects that
it needs cleaning.
Clean the tape drive the section
about cleaning drives in the IBM
TotalStorage 3576 Modular Tape Library
Setup and Operator Guide).
21 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 section about
cleaning drives in the IBM
TotalStorage 3576 Modular Tape Library
Setup and Operator Guide.
B-2 TS3310 Tape Library Setup and Operator Guide