IBM System Storage TS3310, Maintenance Information

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Table A-1. TapeAlert Flags Supported by the Ultrium Tape Drive (continued)
Flag
Number Flag SNMP Trap Description Action Required
6 Write failure Yes Set for any unrecoverable write
or positioning error where
isolation is uncertain and failure
could be due to a faulty tape
cartridge or to faulty drive
hardware. If Flag Number 9 is also set,
make sure that the write-protect
switch is set so that data can be
written to the tape (see
“Write-Protect Switch” on page
D-7). If Flag Number 4 is also
set, the cartridge is defective.
Replace the tape cartridge. If
Flag Number 4 is not set, see
Error Code 6 in “Drive Error
Codes” on page D-41.
7 Media life No Set when the tape cartridge
reaches its end of life (EOL).
1. Copy the data to another
tape cartridge.
2. Discard the old (EOL)
cartridge.
8 Not data grade No Set when the cartridge is not
data-grade. Any data that you
write to the tape is at risk. Replace the tape with a
data-grade tape.
9 Write protect No Set when the tape drive detects
that the tape cartridge is
write-protected. Ensure that the cartridge's
write-protect switch is set so
that the tape drive can write
data to the tape (see
“Write-Protect Switch” on page
D-7).
10 No removal No Set when the tape drive receives
an UNLOAD command after the
server prevented the tape
cartridge from being removed. Refer to the documentation for
your server's operating system.
11 Cleaning media No Set when you load a cleaning
cartridge into the drive. No action required.
12 Unsupported
format No Set when you load an
unsupported cartridge type into
the drive or when the cartridge
format has been corrupted. Use a supported tape cartridge.
14 Unrecoverable
snapped tape Yes Set when the operation failed
because the tape in the drive
snapped. See “Manual Cartridge Removal
from a Drive” on page 8-122.
15 Cartridge memory
chip failure Yes Set when a cartridge memory
(CM) failure is detected on the
loaded tape cartridge. Replace the tape cartridge. If
this message occurs on multiple
cartridges, see Error Code 6 in
“Drive Error Codes” on page
D-41.
16 Forced eject No Set when you manually unload
the tape cartridge while the
drive was reading or writing. No action required.
17 Media loaded is
Read-only format No Set when a cartridge marked as
read-only is loaded into the
drive. The flag is cleared when
the cartridge is ejected. No action required.
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TS3310 Tape Library Maintenance Information