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Appendix B
Tape Alert Flag Descriptions
Tape Alert is an open industry standard that flags errors and provides
possible solutions for storage devices and their media. This section
provides information about Tape Alert flags issued by tape drives,
including the identifying number, severity, recommended message, and
probable cause.
Tab le 9 explains the severity codes, and Ta bl e 1 0 lists all
the existing Tape Alert flags and their descriptions.
Support for specific Tape Alert flags
may vary based on tape drive type
and firmware revision. Not all tape drives support every Tape Alert.
Consult your tape drive SCSI manual for more information.
For more information on Tape Alert, see
http://www.t10.org/index.html
for INCITS
SCSI Stream Commands - 3 (SSC-3)
.
Table 9 Tape Alert Flag Severity
Codes
I Informational.
W Warning — The system may not be
operating optimally.
Continued operation without corrective action may cause a
failure or raise critical Tape Alert flags.
C Critical — Either a
failure has already occurred or a failure is
imminent. Corrective action is required.