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Status and error messages 4 mm Autoloader
8.5.3 Error messages of the autoloader
This subsection describes some error messages together with the suggested
course of action.
I If an error is detected in the changer mechanism or there is a risk that
data may be lost, the error message on the LCD may be accompanied
by the Operator Attention Required LED showing on the front panel of the
autoloader.
Operator Attention Required LED is off
Error message Meaning Status/action
AT BOD A SPACE command encoun-
tered BOD unexpectedly.
The tape is now positioned at
the Beginning of Data (BOD).
AT EOD A READ or SPACE command
encountered EOD
unexpectedly.
The tape is now positioned at
the End of Data (EOD).
Tape has DC
data
A READ command has
encountered compressed
data, but the MTC drive is not
configured to decompress
data. The host may have
disabled data compression,
or the hardware is configured
incorrectly.
Check that the host has not
disabled data compression.
Change the autoloader
configuration, or notify your
corresponding Service.
Media Removal
Prevented
An eject command has been
attempted when media
removal prevention is in force.
Try again when the media
removal prevention has been
removed.
Partition 1 too
large
A command to format the
tape has failed because the
requested partition 1 size is
too large.
Try again with a smaller
partition 1, or a longer tape.
SCSI Error A SCSI command error has
been detected.
Check the SCSI interface
connection and try again.
Tape Full A READ, SPACE, WRITE or
WRITE FILEMARKS
command encountered EOP
unexpectedly.
End of Partition (EOP) has
been reached. The required
data may be on the next
cartridge.