Flag
Numb
er
Flag Name Hex
Cod
e
Description Action Required Event
3 Hard error 03h Set for any unrecoverable read,
write, or positioning error. (This
flag is set with flags 4, 5, or 6).
See the Action Required column
for Flag Number 4, 5, or 6 in this
table.
Ensure that tape drive rmware
is at the latest version. See
Appendix A, “Minimum rmware
levels for common library
features,” on page 182.
Warning
Event
4 Media 04h Set for any unrecoverable read,
write, or positioning error that is
due to a faulty tape cartridge.
Replace the tape cartridge. Warning
Event
5 Read failure 05h Set for any unrecoverable read
error where isolation is uncertain
and failure might be due to a
faulty tape cartridge or to faulty
drive hardware.
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 in “Drive Error Codes:
Single-character display (SCD)”
on page 145.
Warning
Event
6 Write failure 06h Set for any unrecoverable write
or positioning error where
isolation is uncertain and failure
might 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. 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 in “Drive Error
Codes: Single-character display
(SCD)” on page 145.
Warning
Event
7 Media life 07h Set when the tape cartridge
reaches its end of life (EOL).
1. Copy the data to another tape
cartridge.
2. Discard the old (EOL) tape.
Warning
Event
8 Not data grade 08h 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.
Warning
Event
9 Write protect 09h 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.
Warning
Event
10 No removal 0Ah 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.
Info
Event
11 Cleaning media 0Bh Set when you load a cleaning
cartridge into the drive.
No action is required.
Informational message only.
Info
Event
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