User's Manual

Appendix B: Tape Alert Flag Descriptions
280 Quantum Scalar i40 and Scalar i80 User’s Guide
24 Retension
requested
W The tape drive has requested a
retension operation.
The drive is having
severe trouble
reading or writing,
which will be
resolved by a
retension cycle.
25 Multi-port
inter
face error
on a primary
port
W A redundant interface port on the
tape
drive has failed.
Failure of one
interface port in a
dual-port
configuration (for
example, Fibre
Channel).
26 Cooling fan
failu
re
W A tape drive cooling fan has failed. Fan failure inside
tape drive
mechanism or tape
drive enclosure.
27 Power supply
failu
re
W A redundant power supply has failed
inside the tape drive enclosure. Check
the enclosure user’s manual for
instructions on replacing the failed
power supply.
Redundant power
suppl
y unit failure
inside the tape drive
enclosure or rack
subsystem.
28 Power
con
sumption
W The tape drive power consumption is
outside the specified range.
Power consumption
of the tape drive is
outside specified
range.
29 Drive
preven
tive
maintenance
required
W Preventive maintenance of the tape
drive is required
. Check the tape drive
user’s manual for device-specific
preventive maintenance tasks or call the
tape drive supplier help line.
The drive requires
p
reventative
maintenance (not
cleaning).
30 Hardware A C The tape drive has a hardware fault:
1 Eject t
he tape or magazine.
2 Reset the dr
ive.
3 Restart the
operation.
The drive has a
hardw
are fault that
requires reset to
recover.
No. Flag Severity
Re
commended Application Client
Message Probable Cause