IBM TS1160 User Manual

Table 6: Supported TapeAlert flags. The No. column is presented in decimal format, not hexadecimal format.
(continued)
No. Flag Description Customer action CE action
9 Write protect This flag is set when the tape
drive detects the tape cartridge
is physically write-protected and
device driver sees a write
command. It is cleared when the
cartridge is ejected.
Set Write-Protect
switch on the
cartridge to OFF.
Ensure that
cartridge is not
logically protected.
Refer to the 3592
Drive Operator
Guide.
Go to "Tape write-protected
errors" in Table 3 on page 1
(page “Maintenance starting
point” on page 1). See “Write-
protected icons” on page 84 to
read more about logical write-
protect.
10 No removal This flag is set when an Unload is
attempted and SCSI Prevent
Media Removal is set to ON. This
flag is cleared when the cartridge
is ejected.
Check for operator
procedure error or
customer software
error.
None
11 Cleaning
media
This flag is set when a cleaning
cartridge is loaded into the drive.
It is cleared when the cartridge is
ejected.
No action is
required. Status
only.
None
12 Unsupported
format
This flag is set when a non-
supported cartridge type is
loaded into the drive. It is cleared
when the cartridge is ejected.
This issue also can be caused by
an FMR tape cartridge that is
loaded for Read/Write.
Use supported tape
cartridge.
If problem persists, consider
media or drive failure. If you
have FID or ATTN MSG, see
Note 1. If no FID or ATTN MSG,
go to “FID 87 or F2 - Isolating
fault between media and
hardware” on page 243.
14 Unrecoverab
le snapped
tape
The operation failed because the
tape is broken inside the drive.
Do not attempt to
extract the tape
cartridge. Call for
Service.
Remove tape (see“Manual
cartridge removal” on page
195). This problem can be
caused by previously used
drive. See Note 2 and “FID 87
or F2 - Isolating fault between
media and hardware” on page
243.
15 Memory chip
in cartridge
The memory in the tape cartridge
failed.
Do not use the
cartridge for further
backup operation.
Replace the
cartridge.
None
16 Forced eject This flag is set when a tape
cartridge was manually removed
during read or write operation.
This flag is cleared when a
cartridge is loaded in the drive.
No action is
required. Status
only.
None
17 Read-only
format
This flag is set when a tape
cartridge that is marked as read-
only is loaded into the drive. It is
cleared when the cartridge is
ejected.
No action is
required. Status
only.
None
14 IBM 3592 TS1140, TS1150, TS1155, and TS1160 Tape Drives: Maintenance Information

IBM TS1160 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	TS1160
Category	Storage
Language	English