Dell Powervault LTO6 - Manual (Page 53)

TapeAlert
TapeAlert is a patented technology and standard of the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) that defines conditions and problems that are
experienced by tape drives. The technology enables a system to read TapeAlert
flags from a tape drive through the SCSI interface. The system reads the flags from
Log Sense Page 0x2E.
TapeAlert Flags
Table 5-5 lists the TapeAlert flags that are supported by the Dell PowerVault Tape
Drive.
Table 5-5. TapeAlert Flags and Descriptions
TapeAlert Flags Supported by the Tape Drive
Flag
Number
Flag Parameter
(in hex)
Flag Description Action Required
3 03h Hard error Set for any unrecoverable
read, write, or positioning
error. (This flag is set in
conjunction with flags 4, 5, or
6.) See the Action Required
column for Flag 4, 5, or 6 in
this table.
4 04h Media Set for any unrecoverable
read, write, or positioning
error that is due to a faulty
tape cartridge. Contact Dell technical
support.
5 05h Read failure Set for any unrecoverable
read error where isolation is
uncertain and failure could
be due to a faulty tape
cartridge or to faulty drive
hardware. If Flag 4 is also set, the
cartridge is defective. Contact
Dell technical support. If Flag
4 is not set, see error code 6
in “Descriptions and
Corrective Actions” on page
5-10.
6 06h Write failure Set for any unrecoverable
write or positioning error
where isolation is uncertain
and failure could be due to a
faulty tape cartridge or to
faulty drive hardware. If Flag 9 is also set, make
sure that the write-protect
switch is set so that data can
be written to the tape (see
the “Setting the Write-Protect
Switch on Tape Cartridges”
on page 3-4 section.) If Flag 4
is also set, the cartridge is
defective. Replace the tape
cartridge. If Flag 4 is not set,
see error code 6 in
“Descriptions and Corrective
Actions” on page 5-10.
8 08h Not data grade Set when severe servo errors
occur while loading a tape
cartridge. Replace the tape cartridge. If
this error occurs with
multiple tapes, see error code
6 in “Descriptions and
Corrective Actions” on page
5-10.
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