Sony SDX-800V/R manual Tape Alert Log Page Parameter Codes

	6.Command Specification					LOG SENSE
				Tape Alert Log Page Parameter Codes
Code		Flag	Type	Flag Type	Recommended application client message	Probable cause
01h		Read	O	W	The tape drive is having problems reading data.	The drive is having
		Warning			No data has been lost, but there has been a	severe trouble reading
					reduction in the performance of the tape.
02h		Write	O	W	The tape drive is having problems writing data.	The drive is having
		Warning			No data has been lost, but there has been a	severe trouble writing
					reduction in the capacity of the tape.
03h		Hard Error	M	W	The operation has stopped because an error has	The drive had a hard
					occurred while reading or writing data, which the	read or write error
					drive cannot correct.
04h		Media	M	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	M	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	M	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	M	W	The tape cartridge has reached the end of its	The media has
					calculated useful life:	exceeded its specified
					1. Copy any data you need to another tape	life
					2. Discard the old tape.
08h		Not Data	O	W	The tape cartridge is not data-grade. Any data	The drive has not been
		Grade			you 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	O	C	You are trying to write to a write-protected	Write command is
					cartridge.	attempted to a write
					Remove the write-protection or use another tape.	protected tape
0Ah		No Removal	O	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	media removal on
					ejecting the cartridge.
0Bh		Cleaning	O	I	The tape in the drive is a cleaning cartridge.	Cleaning tape loaded
		Media				into drive
0Ch		Unsupported	O	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	O	C	The operation has failed because the tape in the	Tape snapped/cut in the
		Snapped			drive has snapped:	drive where media can
		Tape			1. Discard the old tape.	be ejected
					2. Restart the operation with a different tape.
0Eh		Unrecoverabl	M	C	The operation has failed because the tape in the	Tape snapped/cut in the
		e Snapped			drive has snapped:	drive where media
		Tape			1. Do not attempt to extract the tape cartridge.	cannot be ejected
					2. Call the tape drive supplier helpline.
0Fh		Memory Chip	O	W	The memory in the tape cartridge has failed,	Memory chip failed in
		in Cartridge			which reduces performance.	cartridge
		Failure			Do not use the cartridge for further backup
					operations.
10h		Forced Eject	M	C	The operation has failed because the tape	Manual or forced eject
					cartridge was manually ejected while the tape	while drive actively
					drive was actively writing or reading.	writing or reading
11h		Read Only	O	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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