Dell TL2000 manual Flag Number Description Action Required

Table B-1. TapeAlert Flags Supported by the Ultrium Tape Drive (continued)

Flag
Number	Flag	Description	Action Required
18	Tape directory corrupted	Set when the drive detects that the	Re-read all data from the tape to
	in the cartridge memory	tape directory in the cartridge	rebuild the tape directory.
		memory has been corrupted.
19	Nearing media life	Set when the tape cartridge is nearing	1.	Copy the data to another tape
		its specified end of life. The flag is		cartridge.
		cleared when the cartridge is removed
			2.	Replace the tape cartridge.
		from the drive.
20	Clean now	Set when the tape drive detects that it	Clean the tape drive.
		needs cleaning.
21	Clean periodic	Set when the drive detects that it	Clean the tape drive as soon as
		needs routine cleaning.	possible. The drive can continue to
			operate, but you should clean the
			drive soon.
22	Expired clean	Set when the tape drive detects a	Replace the cleaning cartridge.
		cleaning cartridge that has expired.
23	Invalid cleaning tape	Set when the drive expects a cleaning	Use a valid cleaning cartridge.
		cartridge and the loaded cartridge is
		not a cleaning cartridge.
30	Hardware A	Set when a hardware failure occurs
		that requires that you reset the tape
		drive to recover.
31	Hardware B	Set when the tape drive fails its	Note the error code on the
		internal Power-On Self Tests.	single-character display, then
32	Interface	Set when the tape drive detects a
		problem with the host interface.
33	Eject media	Set when a failure occurs that requires	Unload the tape cartridge, then
		you to unload the cartridge from the	reinsert it and restart the operation.
		drive.
34	Download fail	Set when an FMR image is	Ensure that it is the correct FMR
		unsuccessfully downloaded to the	image. Download the FMR image
		tape drive through the host interface.	again.
37	Drive voltage	Set when the drive detects that the
		externally supplied voltages are either
		approaching the specified voltage
		limits or are outside the voltage
		limits.
38	Predictive failure of	Set when a hardware failure of the
	drive hardware	tape drive is predicted.
39	Diagnostics required	Set when the drive detects a failure
		that requires diagnostics for isolation.
51	Tape directory invalid at	Set when the tape directory on the	Use your backup software to
	unload	tape cartridge that was previously	rebuild the tape directory by
		unloaded is corrupted. The file-search	reading all the data.
		performance is degraded.
52	Tape system area write	Set when the tape cartridge that was	Copy the data to another tape
	failure	previously unloaded could not write	cartridge, then discard the old
		its system area successfully.	cartridge.

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