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Section 3: HP 5242-ACL Tape Drive
Locate Status The drive is moving the
tape to a point specified by
the host.
Mag Check Status The autoloader is
examining the magazine to
discover occupied slots.
Mag Eject Status The autoloader is ejecting
the magazine.
Mag Loaded Status A magazine is loaded and
the magazine check has
been carried out.
New FW!!!! Status The firmware upgrade
process has been
successfully completed.
No
EODmark
Error Flashing The drive is trying to read
what appears to be a blank
tape (one with no DDS-
format EOD pattern).
Probably a result of a
power-fail while writing.
Partition Status The drive is switching to
the other partition on a
two-partition tape.
Partition 1
too large
Error On A command to format the
tape has failed because the
request size for partition 1
is too large.
Try again with a
smaller partition 1 or,
if possible, a longer
tape.
Read Status The drive is reading data
from the tape.
Read Fail Error Flashing A read has failed. The host
should reposition and try
again.
Rewind Status The drive is rewinding the
tape to the beginning of
partition.
SCSI Error Error On A SCSI command error has
been detected.
Check the SCSI
interface connection
and try again.
SCSI ID: x Info x indicates the SCSI ID of
the autoloader. During the
power-on sequence, it
displays for 2 seconds
following the product
identifier.
HP StorageWorks DAT 72 (Models 5242 and 5242-ACL) User's Guide 44 HP Part Number 528296-03 July 2005