Flag

Type

Set

Recommended Host Message

Cause

24

Retension

W

 

The tape drive has requested a

The drive is having trouble

 

requested

 

 

retension operation.

reading or writing that will

 

 

 

 

 

 

be resolved by a retension

 

 

 

 

 

 

cycle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

Dual-port

W

 

A redundant interface port on the

One of the interface ports in

 

interface error

 

 

tape drive has failed.

a dual-port configuration (in

 

 

 

 

 

 

other words, Fibre Channel)

 

 

 

 

 

 

has failed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flags for Tape Drive Hardware Errors

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

Cooling fan

W

 

A tape drive cooling fan has failed.

A fan inside the drive

 

failure

 

 

 

 

mechanism or enclosure has

 

 

 

 

 

 

failed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

Power supply

W

 

A redundant power supply has failed

A redundant PSU has failed

 

failure

 

 

inside the tape drive enclosure.

inside the tape drive

 

 

 

 

Check the enclosure user’s manual

enclosure or rack subsystem.

 

 

 

 

for instructions on replacing the

 

 

 

 

 

failed power supply.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

Power

W

 

The tape drive power consumption is

The tape drive power

 

consumption

 

 

outside the specified range.

consumption is outside the

 

 

 

 

 

 

specified range.

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

Drive

W

 

Preventive maintenance of the tape

The drive requires preventive

 

maintenance

 

 

drive is required.

maintenance (not cleaning).

 

 

 

 

Check the tape drive user’s manual

 

 

 

 

 

for preventive maintenance tasks or

 

 

 

 

 

call the tape drive supplier’s helpline.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

Hardware A

C



The tape drive has a hardware fault:

The drive has a hardware

 

 

 

 

1. Eject the tape or magazine.

fault from which it can

 

 

 

 

recover through a reset.

 

 

 

 

2.

Reset the drive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Restart the operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

Hardware B

C



The tape drive has a hardware fault:

The drive has a hardware

 

 

 

 

1. Turn the tape drive off and then

fault that is not read/write

 

 

 

 

related or that it can recover

 

 

 

 

 

on again.

 

 

 

 

 

from through a power cycle.

 

 

 

 

2.

Restart the operation.

 

 

 

 

The flag is set when the tape

 

 

 

 

3. If the problem persists, call the

 

 

 

 

drive fails its internal

 

 

 

 

 

tape drive supplier’s helpline.

 

 

 

 

 

power-onself-tests. It is not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cleared internally until the

 

 

 

 

 

 

drive is powered off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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