IBM TS4300 User Manual

Flag
Numb
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Flag Name Hex
Cod
e
Description Action Required Event
12 Unsupported
format
0Ch Set when you load an
unsupported cartridge type into
the drive or when the cartridge
format is corrupted.
Use a supported tape cartridge. Info
Event
14 Unrecoverable
snapped tape
0Eh Set when the tape is
snapped/cut or has a mechanical
failure.
Do not attempt to extract the old
tape cartridge. Call the tape drive
supplier's help line.
Warning
Event
15 Cartridge
memory chip
failure
0Fh 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: Single-
character display (SCD)” on page
145.
Warning
Event
16 Forced eject 10h Set when you manually unload
the tape cartridge while the drive
was reading or writing.
No action is required.
Informational message only.
Warning
Event
17 Loaded media is
Read-only
format
11h Set when a write attempt is
made on a read-only cartridge.
The flag is cleared when the
cartridge is ejected (this flag is
not supported for Ultrium 1 or
Ultrium 2).
No action is required.
Informational message only.
Warning
Event
18 Tape directory is
corrupted in the
cartridge
memory
12h Set when the drive detects
that the tape directory in the
cartridge memory is corrupted.
Reread all data from the tape to
rebuild the tape directory.
Warning
Event
19 Nearing media
life
13h Set when the tape cartridge is
nearing its specied end of life.
1. Copy the data to another tape
cartridge.
2. Replace the tape cartridge.
Info
Event
20 Clean now 14h Set when the tape drive detects
that it needs cleaning.
Clean the tape drive. Warning
Event
21 Clean periodic 15h 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 must clean
the drive soon.
Warning
Event
22 Expired clean 16h Set when the tape drive detects
an expired cleaning cartridge.
Replace the cleaning cartridge. Warning
Event
23 Invalid cleaning
tape
17h Set when the drive expects
a cleaning cartridge and the
loaded cartridge is not a cleaning
cartridge.
Use a valid cleaning cartridge. Warning
Event
25 Interface 19h Set when the tape drive detects
a problem with the SCSI, Fibre
Channel, or RS-422 interface.
Locate Error Code 8 or 9 in “Drive
Error Codes: Single-character
display (SCD)” on page 145.
Warning
Event
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IBM TS4300 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	TS4300
Category	Network Hardware
Language	English