Table 6: Supported TapeAlert flags. The No. column is presented in decimal format, not hexadecimal format.
(continued)
No. Flag Description Customer action CE action
31 Hardware B This flag is set when the tape
drive fails its internal Power-On
Self-Test (POST), and is not
cleared until the drive is powered
OFF.
Call for Service. See Note 1.
32 Interface This flag is set when the tape
drive detects a problem with the
bre interface. It is cleared when
the drive is powered OFF, or a
successful microcode update is
completed.
Call for Service. See Note 1.
33 Eject media This flag is set when a failure
occurs that requires the tape
cartridge to be ejected from the
drive and retried. The flag is
cleared when the cartridge is
ejected.
Try different media. Try different media. If problem
persists, go to “FID 87 or F2 -
Isolating fault between media
and hardware” on page 243.
34 Download
fail
This flag is set when an FMR
image is unsuccessfully
downloaded to the tape drive
with the bre or RS-422 (LDI)
interface. It is cleared when the
drive is powered OFF or a
successful microcode update is
completed.
Call for Service. Try microcode update
procedure again (see
“Microcode maintenance” on
page 217).
36 Drive
temperature
Drive temperature sensor
indicates that the drive is too hot.
It is cleared when the drive is
powered off.
Call for Service. Go to “FID 85: Drive canister”
on page 252.
37 Drive voltage This flag is set when the drive
detects power supply voltages
outside of the specied voltage
limits. It is cleared when the
drive is powered OFF.
Call for Service. See Note 1.
38 Predictive
failure
A hardware failure of the tape
drive is predicted.
When it is
convenient, call for
Service.
See Note 1.
39 Diagnostics
required
This flag is set when a tape
cartridge or drive FID or ATTN
DRV message is posted.
Call for Service. See Note 1.
50 Lost
statistics
Media statistics were lost at
some time in the past.
No action that is
required. Status
only.
None
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