7-2
Errors and Operational Failures
500300 Rev. U
In most cases, pressing any front panel switch will clear the fault code and message
(if any) and the tape drive will revert to the standby or offline state; you may then
repeat the last operation. A list of terminal errors can be found in Table 7-3.
7.2.2.1
Load Faults
If an abnormal condition is detected during a load operation, the drive will display
LOAD FAULT:XXX
(where
XXX
is the error code number) in display line one and will
halt the operation. Additional information may be present in display line two. In
some cases, the tape drive will perform a number of load retries before declaring a
misload, while in other cases, the load operation will be aborted when the error is
detected. If possible, the tape drive will draw the tape out of the tape path and
unlock the supply hub after a misload.
Press any front panel switch to recover from a load fault. The tape drive will clear
any error code and error message and revert to the standby condition. You may then
repeat the load operation. For a list of detected load faults, see Table 7-5.
7.2.2.2
Unload Faults
If an abnormal condition is detected during an unload operation, the drive will
display
UNLOAD FAULT:XXX
(where
XXX
is the error code number) in display line one
and will halt the operation. Additional information may be present in display line
two. The unload operation will be aborted when the fault is detected.
Press any front panel switch to recover from an unload fault. The tape drive will
clear any error code and error message and revert to the standby condition. You may
then repeat the unload operation. For a list of detected unload faults, see Table 7-6.
7.2.2.3
Motion Faults
A motion fault indicates that the tape drive has detected an error while the tape is
moving. Data errors are not considered motion faults.
Upon detecting a motion fault, the drive will abort the current operation and display
MOTION FAULT:XXX
in display line one.
XXX
represents a decimal code number from
10 to 100. The drive will also display
CMD:YY STATUS:ZZ
in display line two.
YY
and
ZZ
represent hexadecimal code numbers for internal Qualstar use. Motion faults are
described in Table 7-7 and Table 7-8.
7.2.2.4
Position Faults
Position faults are detected during read or write operations from BOT. Errors
associated with the reading and writing of data blocks are not considered position
faults.
Upon detecting a position fault, the drive will abort the current operation and
display
POSITN.FAULT: X
in display line one.
X
represents a decimal code number
from 1 through 6. For a list of Position faults, see Table 7-9.
