TapeAlert flags supported by the drive
Flag
Number Flag Name
Hex
Code Description
Action Required
Event
1
Read warning
01h
Set when the tape drive is having
problems reading data. No data
is lost, but there is a reduction in
the performance of the tape.
Isolate the fault between drive
and tape by following these
steps:
v
Use a known good tape
cartridge in the suspect drive.
If the drive fails, contact your
Service Representative.
v
Use the suspect tape cartridge
in a known good drive. If the
test fails, discard the cartridge.
Warning
Event
2
Write warning
02h
Set when the tape drive is having
problems writing data. No data is
lost, but there is a reduction in
the performance of the tape.
Isolate the fault between drive
and tape by following these
steps:
v
Use a known good tape
cartridge in the suspect drive.
If the drive fails, contact your
service representative.
v
Use the suspect tape cartridge
in a known good drive. If the
test fails, discard the cartridge.
Warning
Event
3
Hard error
03h
Set for any unrecoverable read,
write, or positioning error. (This
flag is set with flags 4, 5, or 6).
See the Action Required column
for Flag Number 4, 5, or 6 in this
table.
Warning
Event
4
Media
04h
Set for any unrecoverable read,
write, or positioning error that is
due to a faulty tape cartridge.
Replace the tape cartridge.
Warning
Event
5
Read failure
05h
Set for any unrecoverable read
error where isolation is uncertain
and failure might be due to a
faulty tape cartridge or to faulty
drive hardware.
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 100.
Warning
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 100.
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
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