Flag Number
Flag Name
Hex Code
Description
Action Required
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
Single-character display (SCD)
.
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
Single-character display (SCD)
.
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
13
Recoverable
mechanical
cartridge failure
0Dh
The drive has detected a mechanical
volume failure and the volume is able
to be unloaded. This is normally a
broken tape detected during midtape
recovery, and is normally a high usage
tape that has broken tape at the leader
pin.
Quarantine the tape cartridge and contact your
IBM Service Representative.
14
Unrecoverable
mechanical
cartridge failure
0Eh
The drive has detected a mechanical
cartridge failure and the cartridge is not
able to be unloaded. Normally set when
the tape is snapped/cut.
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
Single-character display (SCD)
.
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
17
Loaded media is
Read-only
format
11h
Set when a write attempt is made on a
read-only cartridge. The flag is cleared
when the cartridge is ejected (this flag
is not supported for Ultrium 1 or
Ultrium 2).
No action is required. Informational message
only.
Warning Event
18
Tape directory is
corrupted in the
cartridge
memory
12h
Set when the drive detects that the
tape directory in the cartridge memory
is corrupted.
Reread all data from the tape to rebuild the
tape directory.
Warning Event
19
Nearing media
life
13h
Set when the tape cartridge is nearing
its specified end of life.
1. Copy the data to another tape cartridge.
2. Replace the tape cartridge.
Info Event
20
Clean now
14h
Set when the tape drive detects that it
needs cleaning.
Clean the tape drive.
Warning Event
21
Clean periodic
15h
Set when the drive detects that it
needs routine cleaning.
Clean the tape drive as soon as possible. The
drive can continue to operate, but you must
clean the drive soon.
Warning Event
22
Expired clean
16h
Set when the tape drive detects an
expired cleaning cartridge.
Replace the cleaning cartridge.
Warning Event
23
Invalid cleaning
tape
17h
Set when the drive expects a cleaning
cartridge and the loaded cartridge is
not a cleaning cartridge.
Use a valid cleaning cartridge.
Warning Event
25
Interface
19h
Set when the tape drive detects a
problem with the SCSI, Fibre Channel,
or RS-422 interface.
Locate Error Code 8 or 9 in
Single-character
display (SCD)
.
Warning Event
26
Cooling Fan
Failure
1Ah
A tape drive cooling fan failed.
Fan failure inside tape drive mechanism or
tape drive enclosure.
Warning Event
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