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SCSI Commands
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Quantum DLT 8000 Tape System
LOG SENSE Command (4Dh) (continued)
Table 5–26 Tape Alert Flags, Severity Levels, and Meanings
Flag
Severity Level *
Meaning
1
Read Warning
Warning
Problems reading data. There is no loss of data, but the tape
drive’s performance is reduced.
2
Write Warning
Warning
Problems writing data. There is no loss of data, but the
capacity of the tape is reduced.
3
Hard Error
Warning
An error has occurred during a read or write operation that the
tape drive cannot correct: operation has stopped.
5
Read Failure
Critical
The tape medium or the tape drive is damaged. Contact a
service representative.
6
Write Failure
Critical
The tape medium is faulty or the tape drive is damaged. Test
the tape drive using a known-good tape cartridge. If the
problem persists, contact a service representative.
9
Write Protect
Critical
The tape cartridge is write protected. Set the write protection
switch to enable writing, or use a different tape cartridge.
10 No Removal
Informational
The tape drive is busy and the tape cartridge cannot be
ejected. Wait for the operation to complete before attempting
to eject the tape cartridge.
11 Cleaning
Media
Informational
The tape cartridge in the tape drive is a cleaning cartridge. For
normal tape drive data-related operations, replace the
cleaning cartridge with a data tape cartridge.
20 Clean Now
Critical
The tape drive needs to be cleaned. Make sure that all tape
operations have completed, eject the data tape cartridge and
follow the appropriate steps to use a cleaning cartridge.
* Severity levels are
Informational
,
Warning,
and
Critical
. Informational flags provide a status-type
message, Warning and Critical flags indicate that user intervention and/or service call may be required.
Summary of Contents for DLTtape DLT 8000
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