IBM System Storage TS3310, Maintenance Information

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T039: Drive TapeAlert 12 - Unsupported Format
Description GUI Description: The tape cartridge format is incompatible with the drive.
Explanation: System determines that the drive has issued a TapeAlert 12
indicating that the media loaded is an unsupported format. In the case of the
IBM LTO family of drives, full backward read and write compatibility
stopped when LTO 3 was introduced. LTO 3 cannot write in LTO 1 format.
Therefore an LTO 1 tape is an unsupported format when trying to write to it
with an LTO 3 drive.
Detection Scenarios Tape drive issues a TapeAlert 12 which is recognized by the library during
the continuous four second polling cycle of drive status.
Root Causes Drive has determined that there is a problem per its internal algorithms.
Possible CRU Replacements Tape Cartridge
Resolution Perform “DR015: Resolve Unsupported Tape Format” on page 6-66.
T040: Drive TapeAlert 15 - MIC Chip Failure
Description GUI Description: The memory in the tape cartridge has failed.
Explanation: System determines that the drive has issued a TapeAlert 15
indicating that MIC (memory in cassette) of the media loaded is not working
properly. The MIC is the memory that is part of the cartridge, also called
LTO CM.
Detection Scenarios Tape drive issues a TapeAlert 15 which is recognized by the library during
the continuous four second polling cycle of drive status.
Root Causes Drive has determined that there is a problem per its internal algorithms.
Possible CRU Replacements Tape Cartridge
Resolution Perform “DR047: Resolve Drive TapeAlert 15 - Cartridge Memory Failure” on
page 6-78
T041: Drive TapeAlert 16 - Forced Eject
Description GUI Description: The tape has been ejected from a drive while it was being
read or written.
Explanation: System determines that the drive has issued a TapeAlert 16
indicating that an unload of a drive was triggered while the drive was
actively reading or writing. The source of the unload can be either an
operator initiated manual push button on the drive itself or a GUI initiated
command.
Detection Scenarios Tape drive issues a TapeAlert 16 which is recognized by the library during
the continuous four second polling cycle of drive status.
Root Causes Drive has determined that there is a problem per its internal algorithms.
Possible CRU Replacements Tape Cartridge
Resolution Perform “DR048: Resolve Drive TapeAlert 16 - Forced Eject” on page 6-78.
Chapter 6. Service Action Tickets (Txxx) and Diagnostic Resolutions (DRxxx)
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