Appendix A: Error Codes and Messages
92 Quantum LTO-9 HH SAS User’s Guide
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 Cleaning 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 multiple tape cartridges, use the following procedure:
1 If possible, run the tape cartridge in a different 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 you 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 49.
• If the drive diagnostic fails, replace the drive.
• If the drive diagnostic succeeds, perform the operation that produced the initial
media error.
The error code clears when you remove the tape cartridge or place the tape drive in
maintenance mode.
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