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Appendix B: Tape Alert Flag Descriptions
278 Quantum Scalar i40 and Scalar i80 User’s Guide
14 Unrecoverable
mechanical
cartridge
failure
C The operation has failed because the
tape in the drive has experienced a
mechanical failure:
1 Do not attempt to extract the tape
cartridge.
2 Call the tape drive supplier help line.
Tape snapped/cut or
other cartridge
mechanical failure in
the drive where
medium cannot be
demounted.
15 Memory chip in
cartridge
failure
W The memory in the tape cartridge has
failed, which reduces performance. Do
not use the cartridge for further write
operations.
Memory chip failed
in cartridge.
16 Forced eject C The operation has failed because the
tape cartridge was manually
demounted while the tape drive was
actively writing or reading.
Manual or forced
eject while drive
actively writing or
reading.
17 Read-only
format
W You have loaded a cartridge of a type
that is read-only in this drive. The
cartridge will appear as write protected.
Media loaded that is
read-only format.
18 Tape directory
corrupted on
load
W The directory on the tape cartridge has
been corrupted. File search
performance will be degraded. The tape
directory can be rebuilt by reading all
the data on the cartridge.
Tape drive powered
down with tape
loaded, or
permanent error
prevented the tape
directory being
updated.
19 Nearing media
life
I The tape cartridge is nearing the end of
its calculated life. It is recommended
that you:
1 Use another tape cartridge for your
next backup.
2
Store this tape cartridge in a safe
place in case you need to restore data
from it.
Media may have
exceeded its
specified number of
passes.
No. Flag Severity
Recommended Application Client
Message Probable Cause