IBM TS4300 3555, User Manual

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Flag
Numb
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Flag Name Hex
Cod
e
Description Action Required Event
6 Write failure 06h Set for any unrecoverable write
or positioning error where
isolation is uncertain and failure
might 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. 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:
Single-character display (SCD)”
on page 114.
Warning
Event
7 Media life 07h Set when the tape cartridge
reaches its end of life (EOL).
1. Copy the data to another tape
cartridge.
2. Discard the old (EOL) tape.
Warning
Event
8 Not data grade 08h 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.
Warning
Event
9 Write protect 09h 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.
Warning
Event
10 No removal 0Ah 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.
Info
Event
11 Cleaning media 0Bh Set when you load a cleaning
cartridge into the drive.
No action is required.
Informational message only.
Info
Event
12 Unsupported
format
0Ch Set when you load an
unsupported cartridge type into
the drive or when the cartridge
format is corrupted.
Use a supported tape cartridge. Info
Event
14 Unrecoverable
snapped tape
0Eh Set when the tape is
snapped/cut or has a mechanical
failure.
Do not attempt to extract the old
tape cartridge. Call the tape drive
supplier's help line.
Warning
Event
15 Cartridge
memory chip
failure
0Fh Set when a cartridge memory
(CM) failure is detected on the
loaded tape cartridge.
Replace the tape cartridge. If
this error occurs on multiple
cartridges, see Error Code 6 in
“Drive Error Codes: Single-
character display (SCD)” on page
114.
Warning
Event
16 Forced eject 10h Set when you manually unload
the tape cartridge while the drive
was reading or writing.
No action is required.
Informational message only.
Warning
Event
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