Sony SDX-1100V/R manual Tape Alert Log Page Parameter Codes Flag

	6.Command Specification				LOG SENSE
				Tape Alert Log Page Parameter Codes
Code		Flag	Flag Type	Recommended application client message	Probable cause
01h		Read Warning	W	The tape drive is having problems reading data. No	The drive is having severe
				data has been lost, but there has been a reduction	trouble reading
				in the performance of the tape.
02h		Write	W	The tape drive is having problems writing data. No	The drive is having severe
		Warning		data has been lost, but there has been a reduction	trouble writing
				in the capacity of the tape.
03h		Hard Error	W	The operation has stopped because an error has	The drive had a hard read
				occurred while reading or writing data, which the	or write error
				drive cannot correct.
04h		Media	C	Your data is at risk:	Media can no longer be
				1. Copy any data you require from this tape.	written/read, or
				2. Do not use this tape again.	performance is severely
				3. Restart the operation with a different tape.	degraded
05h		Read Failure	C	The tape is damaged or the drive is faulty. Call the	The drive can no longer
				tape drive supplier helpline.	read data from the tape
06h		Write Failure	C	The tape is from a faulty batch or the tape drive is	The drive can no longer
				faulty:	write data to the tape
				1. Use a good tape to test the drive.
				2. If the problem persists, call the tape drive
				supplier helpline.
07h		Media Life	W	The tape cartridge has reached the end of its	The media has exceeded
				calculated useful life:	its specified life
				1. Copy any data you need to another tape
				2. Discard the old tape.
08h		Not Data	W	The tape cartridge is not data-grade. Any data you	The drive has not been
		Grade		back up to the tape is at risk.	able to read the MRS
				Replace the cartridge with a data-grade tape.	stripes
09h		Write Protect	C	You are trying to write to a write-protected cartridge.	Write command is
				Remove the write-protection or use another tape.	attempted to a write
					protected tape
0Ah		No Removal	I	You cannot eject the cartridge because the tape	Manual or s/w unload
				drive is in use.	attempted when prevent
				Wait until the operation is complete before ejecting	media removal on
				the cartridge.
0Bh		Cleaning	I	The tape in the drive is a cleaning cartridge.	Cleaning tape loaded into
		Media			drive
0Ch		Unsupported	I	You have tried to load a cartridge of a type that is	Attempted loaded of
		Format		not supported by this drive.	unsupported tape format,
					e.g. DDS2 in DDS1 drive
0Dh		Recoverable	C	The operation has failed because the tape in the	Tape snapped/cut in the
		Snapped Tape		drive has snapped:	drive where media can be
				1. Discard the old tape.	ejected
				2. Restart the operation with a different tape.
0Eh		Unrecoverable	C	The operation has failed because the tape in the	Tape snapped/cut in the
		Snapped Tape		drive has snapped:	drive where media cannot
				1. Do not attempt to extract the tape cartridge.	be ejected
				2. Call the tape drive supplier helpline.
0Fh		Memory Chip	W	The memory in the tape cartridge has failed, which	Memory chip failed in
		in Cartridge		reduces performance.	cartridge
		Failure		Do not use the cartridge for further backup
				operations.
10h		Forced Eject	C	The operation has failed because the tape cartridge	Manual or forced eject
				was manually ejected while the tape drive was	while drive actively writing
				actively writing or reading.	or reading
11h		Read Only	W	You have loaded a cartridge of a type that is	Media loaded that is
		Format		read-only in this drive.	read-only format
				The cartridge will appear as write-protected

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