Users Guide

Table 26. TapeAlert flags supported by the Ultrium tape drive (continued)
Flag Number Flag Name Description Action Required
11 Cleaning media Set when a cleaning tape is loaded
into the drive.
No action that is required. Status
only.
12 Unsupported format Set when a non-supported
cartridge type is loaded into the
drive or when the cartridge format
was corrupted.
Replace the invalid cartridge with a
supported tape cartridge.
14 Unrecoverable
snapped tape
Set when the operation failed
because the tape in the drive
snapped.
Do not attempt to extract the tape
cartridge. See “Contacting Dell
technical support” on page 117.
15 Cartridge memory
chip failure
Set when a cartridge memory (CM)
failure is detected on the loaded
tape cartridge.
Replace the tape cartridge.
16 Forced eject Set when a tape cartridge was
unloaded manually while the drive
was reading or writing.
No action that is required. Status
only.
17 Media that are
loaded is Read-only
format
Set when a cartridge marked as
read-only is loaded into the drive.
The flag is cleared when the
cartridge is ejected.
No action that is required. Status
only.
18 Tape directory that
is corrupted in
cartridge memory
Set when the tape drive detects
that the tape directory in the
cartridge memory was corrupted.
Re-read all data from the tape to
rebuild the tape directory.
19 Nearing media life Set when the tape cartridge is
nearing its specified end of life. It
is cleared when the cartridge is
removed from the drive.
1. Copy the data to another tape
cartridge.
2. Replace the tape cartridge.
20 Clean now Set when the tape drive detects
that it needs cleaning.
Clean the tape drive.
21 Clean periodic Set when the tape drive detects
that it needs routine cleaning.
Clean the tape drive as soon as
possible. The drive can continue to
operate, but requires cleaning soon.
22 Expired cleaning
media
Set when the tape drive detects a
cleaning cartridge that is expired.
Replace the cleaning cartridge.
23 Invalid cleaning
cartridge
Set when the drive expects a
cleaning cartridge to be loaded and
the loaded cartridge is not a
cleaning cartridge.
Use a valid cleaning cartridge.
30 Hardware A Set when a hardware failure occurs
that requires that you reset the tape
drive to recover.
See “Contacting Dell technical
support” on page 117.
31 Hardware B Set when the tape drive fails its
internal Power-On Self-Tests
(POSTs).
Note the error code on the
single-character display and see
“Contacting Dell technical support”
on page 117.
32 Interface Set when the tape drive detects a
problem with the host interface.
See “Contacting Dell technical
support” on page 117.
33 Eject media Set when a failure occurs that
requires the tape cartridge to be
unloaded from the drive.
Unload the tape cartridge, then
reinsert and restart the operation. If
this procedure fails, use different
media.
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