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Table 5-5. TapeAlert Flags and Descriptions (continued)
TapeAlert Flags Supported by the Tape Drive
9 09h Write protect Set when the tape drive
detects that the tape
cartridge is write-protected. Make sure that the
cartridge's write-protect
switch is set so that the tape
drive can write data to the
tape (see the “Setting the
Write-Protect Switch on Tape
Cartridges” on page 3-4
section).
10 0Ah No removal Set when the tape drive
receives an UNLOAD
command after the system
prevented the tape cartridge
from being removed. Refer to the documentation
for your system's operating
system.
11 0Bh Cleaning media Set when you load a cleaning
cartridge into the drive. No action required.
12 0Ch Unsupported format Set when you load an
unsupported cartridge type
into the drive or when the
cartridge format has been
corrupted. Use a supported tape
cartridge.
15 0Fh Cartridge memory chip
failure Set when a cartridge memory
(CM) failure is detected on
the loaded tape cartridge. Replace the cartridge. If this
error occurs on multiple
tapes, see error code 6 in
“Descriptions and Corrective
Actions” on page 5-10.
16 10h Forced eject Set when you manually
unload the tape cartridge
while the drive was reading
or writing. No action required.
18 12h Tape directory
corrupted in the
cartridge memory Set when the drive detects
that the tape directory in the
cartridge memory has been
corrupted. Reread all data from the tape
to rebuild the tape directory.
20 14h Clean now Set when the tape drive
detects that it needs cleaning. Clean the tape drive. See the
“Cleaning the Tape
Mechanism” on page 3-7
section.
21 15h Clean periodic 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
should clean the drive soon.
See the “Cleaning the Tape
Mechanism” on page 3-7
section.
22 16h Expired clean Set when the tape drive
detects a cleaning cartridge
that has expired. Replace the cleaning
cartridge.
23 17h Invalid cleaning tape Set when the drive expects a
cleaning cartridge and the
loaded cartridge is not a
cleaning cartridge. Use a valid cleaning
cartridge.
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