Quantum LTO-8 HH SAS User Manual

Appendix A: Error Codes and Messages
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7 Media error. The tape drive determined an error occurred because of a faulty tape cartridge
or an invalid tape cartridge. Ensure the tape cartridge is the correct media type:
• Ultrium 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 cartridges are not supported in the Ultrium 8 tape drive.
•
Drive will not accept an expired Cle
aning Cartridge.
• Drive will not accept a WORM cartridge when running diagnostic tests in Maintenance
Mode.
• Drive will not accept an FUP tape unless the drive is performing
Function Code 8: Unmake
FUP Tape on page 55.
• Drive will not write over existing datasets on a WORM cartridge. Ensure
you are
appending datasets on WORM media rather than attempting to write over existing
datasets.
• Drive will not Create an FUP Tape (Maintenance Mode,
Function Code 3) with a cartridge
that is already an FUP tape. Use another cartridge or execute Maintenance Mode
Function Code 8: Unmake FUP Tape.
• Drive will not Unmake FUP Tape (Maintenance Code 8) with a cartridge that is not an FUP
tape.
If the tape cartridge is the correct media type, try another tape cartridge. If the problem
occurs with mul
tiple tape cartridges, use the following procedure:
1 If possible, run the tape cartridge in a differen
t tape drive. If the operation in the other
unit fails and 6 or 7 displays, replace the media. If the operation succeeds, run
Function
Code E: Test Cartridge & Media on page 57.
Caution: When yo
u run the Test Cartridge & Media diagnostic, data on the suspect tape is
overwritten. Use only a scratch data cartridge to run the test.
• If the diagnostic fails, replace the media.
• If the diagnostic succeeds, clean the drive head (see
Cleaning the Drive Head on page 43)
and run
Function Code 1: Run Drive Diagnostics on page 48.
• If the drive diagnostic fails, replace
the drive.
• If the drive diagnostic succeeds, perform the operatio
n that produced the initial
media error.
The error code clears when you remove the tape cartridge or place the tape
drive in
maintenance mode.
Error
Code Cause and Action

Quantum LTO-8 HH SAS Specifications

General

Native Capacity	12TB
Compressed Capacity	30TB
Native Data Transfer Rate	300 MB/s
Buffer Size	1GB
MTBF	250, 000 hours
Media Type	LTO Ultrium 8
Interface	SAS
Compressed Data Transfer Rate	750 MB/s
Encryption	AES 256-bit
Backward Compatibility	LTO-7, LTO-6
Compatibility	LTO-8