ADIC FileServ Version 4.0 600716 Rev A manual State Description

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The valid states for media in the FileServ system include the following:

State	Description
Protect	Reserved for read-only operations.
Unprotect	Available for read and write operations.
Available	Error free and resident in the storage
	subsystem.
Unavailable	Not used because it is removed from the
	storage subsystem or has extensive errors.
Suspect	A read/write or position error occurred with
	that media in a drive.
Unsuspect	Free from errors and problems.
Unmark	Media is error free and not designated for any
	copy or check-out operations.
Mark	An error has occurred in the handling of
	media, or there were read or write errors, or it
	is marked for copy or checkout operations.
	To cancel a Mark Status of Error or Checkout
	action, change media to unmark. These are
	the only states against which the unmark
	state can be applied.
Noerr	The noerr state resets the threshold count to
	0 for the media. If any SER values are
	exceeded during a read or write request, the
	threshold count is incriminated. Cumulative
	threshold errors indicate that a problem may
	exist with the media or the drive. Examine the
	system logs to aid in determining the source of
	the error.

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