Flag
Numb
er
Flag Name Hex
Cod
e
Description Action Required Event
38 Predictive
failure
26h A hardware failure of the tape
drive is predicted. Call the tape
drive supplier helpline.
Predictive failure of drive
hardware
Warning
Event
39 Failure 27h The tape drive might have
a fault. Check for availability
of diagnostic information and
run extended diagnostics if
applicable. Check the tape drive
user's manual for instructions
on running extended diagnostic
tests and retrieving diagnostic
data.
The drive might have a failure
that can be identied by stored
diagnostic information or by
running extended diagnostics
(Send Diagnostics).
Warning
Event
49 Diminished
Native Capacity
31h Set when Native Capacity is
diminished.
No action is required.
Informational message only.
Info
Event
51 Tape directory
invalid at unload
33h Set when the tape directory
on the tape cartridge that was
previously unloaded is corrupted.
The le-search performance is
degraded.
Use your backup software to
rebuild the tape directory by
reading all the data.
Warning
Event
52 Tape system
area write
failure
34h Set when the tape cartridge
that was previously unloaded
cannot write its system area
successfully.
Copy the data to another tape
cartridge, and discard the old
cartridge.
Warning
Event
53 Tape system
area read failure
35h Set when the tape system area
cannot be read successfully at
load time.
Copy the data to another tape
cartridge, and discard the old
cartridge.
Warning
Event
55 Load Failure 37h The operation failed because the
media cannot be loaded and
threaded.
Remove the tape and try another.
If the problem persists, contact
your IBM
®
service representative.
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
56 Unrecoverable
unload failure
38h The operation failed because the
media cannot be unloaded.
Contact your IBM
®
service
representative.
Warning
Event
59 WORM Medium
– integrity check
failed
3Bh Set when the drive determines
that the data on tape is suspect
from a WORM point of view.
1. Copy the data to another
WORM tape cartridge.
2. Discard the faulty WORM
tape.
Warning
Event
60 WORM Medium
– Overwrite
attempted
3Ch Set when the drive rejects a write
operation because the rules for
allowing WORM writes are not
met. Data can be appended only
to WORM media. Overwrites to
WORM media are not allowed.
Write the data to a WORM tape
cartridge or write the data to a
non-WORM tape cartridge.
Warning
Event
IBM Condential
144IBM TS4300 Tape Library Machine Type 3555: User's Guide