Sony SDX-700C, Product Specifications Manual

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6.Command Specification LOG SENSE
6-20 SONY AIT-3 drive SDX-700 series Ver.2.1
TapeAlert Log Page Parameter Codes
Code Flag Type Flag Type Recommended application client message Probable cause
01h Read
Warning
O W The tape drive is having problems reading data.
No data has been lost, but there has been a
reduction in the performance of the tape.
The drive is having
severe trouble reading
02h Write
Warning
O W The tape drive is having problems writing data.
No data has been lost, but there has been a
reduction in the capacity of the tape.
The drive is having
severe trouble writing
03h Hard Error M W The operation has stopped because an error has
occurred while reading or writing data, which the
drive cannot correct.
The drive had a hard
read or write error
04h Media M C Your data is at risk:
1. Copy any data you require from this tape.
2. Do not use this tape again.
3. Restart the operation with a different tape.
Media can no longer be
written/read, or
performance is severely
degraded
05h Read Failure M C The tape is damaged or the drive is faulty. Call the
tape drive supplier helpline.
The drive can no longer
read data from the tape
06h Write Failure M C The tape is from a faulty batch or the tape drive is
faulty:
1. Use a good tape to test the drive.
2. If the problem persists, call the tape drive
supplier helpline.
The drive can no longer
write data to the tape
07h Media Life M W The tape cartridge has reached the end of its
calculated useful life:
1. Copy any data you need to another tape
2. Discard the old tape.
The media has
exceeded its specified
life
08h Not Data
Grade
O W The tape cartridge is not data-grade. Any data
you back up to the tape is at risk.
Replace the cartridge with a data-grade tape.
The drive has not been
able to read the MRS
stripes
09h Write Protect O C You are trying to write to a write-protected
cartridge.
Remove the write-protection or use another tape.
Write command is
attempted to a write
protected tape
0Ah No Removal O I You cannot eject the cartridge because the tape
drive is in use.
Wait until the operation is complete before
ejecting the cartridge.
Manual or s/w unload
attempted when prevent
media removal on
0Bh Cleaning
Media
O I The tape in the drive is a cleaning cartridge. Cleaning tape loaded
into drive
0Ch Unsupported
Format
O I You have tried to load a cartridge of a type that is
not supported by this drive.
Attempted loaded of
unsupported tape
format, e.g. DDS2 in
DDS1 drive
0Dh Recoverable
Snapped
Tape
O C The operation has failed because the tape in the
drive has snapped:
1. Discard the old tape.
2. Restart the operation with a different tape.
Tape snapped/cut in the
drive where media can
be ejected
0Eh Unrecoverabl
e Snapped
Tape
M C The operation has failed because the tape in the
drive has snapped:
1. Do not attempt to extract the tape cartridge.
2. Call the tape drive supplier helpline.
Tape snapped/cut in the
drive where media
cannot be ejected
0Fh Memory Chip
in Cartridge
Failure
O W The memory in the tape cartridge has failed,
which reduces performance.
Do not use the cartridge for further backup
operations.
Memory chip failed in
cartridge
10h Forced Eject M C The operation has failed because the tape
cartridge was manually ejected while the tape
drive was actively writing or reading.
Manual or forced eject
while drive actively
writing or reading
11h Read Only
Format
O 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