Drive Status

Table 8 on page 98 summarizes drive status messages that might appear on the library status screen:

Table 8

Drive Status Messages

 

 

 

 

 

Message

Explanation

 

 

 

 

INIT REQUIRED

You must initialize this drive.

 

 

 

 

NOT CONNECTED

This drive is not connected to a SCSI bus.

 

 

 

 

UNKNOWN DRIVE

The library does not recognize the type of drive in

 

 

this location.

 

 

 

 

NOT COMMUNICATE

This drive is not communicating with the client or

 

 

the drive power is off.

 

 

 

 

NOT FUNCTIONAL

This drive is not operating properly.

 

 

 

 

NOT LOADABLE

The library cannot load a cartridge into this drive.

 

 

 

 

EMPTY

This drive does not have a tape loaded.

 

 

 

 

CARTRIDGE IN

The drive contains a cartridge, but the cartridge is

 

 

not loaded into the drive.

 

 

 

 

CLEAN NEEDED

This drive requires cleaning.

 

 

 

 

CLEAN FAILED

The attempt to clean this drive failed.

 

 

 

 

LOADING

The library is mounting a cartridge to this drive.

 

 

 

 

REWOUND

The cartridge in this drive has been rewound.

 

 

 

 

UNLOADING

The library is dismounting a cartridge from this

 

 

drive.

 

 

 

 

LOADED

The library has loaded a cartridge into this drive.

 

 

 

 

REWINDING

The cartridge in this drive is being rewound.

 

 

 

 

BUSY

This drive is performing a read or write operation.

 

 

 

 

CLEANING

The drive is being cleaned.

 

 

 

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