Dell PowerVault ML6000 - Manual (Page 431)

Appendix B TapeAlert Flag Descriptions
Dell PowerVault ML6000 User’s Guide PR
14 Unrecoverable
mechanical
cartridge failure
C The operation has failed because the
tape in the drive has experienced a
mechanical failure:
1
Do not attempt to extract the tape
cartridge.
2
Call the tape drive supplier help
line.*
Tape snapped/cut or
other cartridge
mechanical failure in
the drive where
medium cannot be
demounted.
15 Memory chip in
cartridge failure
W The memory in the tape cartridge has
failed, which reduces performance. Do
not use the cartridge for further write
operations.
Memory chip failed
in cartridge.
16 Forced eject C The operation has failed because the
tape cartridge was manually demounted
while the tape drive was actively writing
or reading.
Manual or forced
eject while drive
actively writing or
reading.
17 Read-only
format
W You have loaded a cartridge of a type
that is read-only in this drive. The
cartridge will appear as write protected.
Media loaded that is
read-only format.
18 Tape directory
corrupted on
load
W The directory on the tape cartridge has
been corrupted. File search performance
will be degraded. The tape directory can
be rebuilt by reading all the data on the
cartridge.
Tape drive powered
down with tape
loaded, or permanent
error prevented the
tape directory being
updated.
19 Nearing media
life
I The tape cartridge is nearing the end of
its calculated life. It is recommended
that you:
1 Use another tape cartridge for your
next backup.
2 Store this tape cartridge in a safe
place in case you need to restore data
from it.
Media may have
exceeded its specified
number of passes.
No. Flag Severity
Recommended Application Client
Message
Probable Cause