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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