TapeAlert flags supported by 3592 tape drives
TapeAlert flags supported by 3592 tape drives.
| Flag Number and Name | Hex code | Description | Action Required | SNMP Trap ID | Call Home | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Read warning | 01h | Set when the tape drive is having a problem reading data. No data is lost, but there is a reduction in the performance of the tape. | Isolate the fault between drive and tape by following these steps:
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201 (Warning) | No |
| 2 | Write warning | 02h | Set when the tape drive is having a problem while data is being written. No data is lost, but there is a reduction in the capacity of the tape. | Isolate the fault between drive and tape by following these steps:
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202 (Warning) | No |
| 3 | Hard error | 03h | Set for any unrecoverable read, write, or positioning error. The flag is cleared when the cartridge is removed from the drive (this flag is set along with flags 4, 5, or 6). | Determine whether flags 4, 5, or 6 exist; follow the actions there. | 203 (Warning) | No |
| 4 | Media | 04h | Set for any unrecoverable read, write, or positioning error that is due to faulty media. The flag is cleared when the cartridge is removed from the drive. | Discard the tape cartridge. | 204 (Warning) | No |
| 5 | Read failure | 05h | Set for any unrecoverable read error where the isolation is uncertain and the failure might be faulty media or drive hardware. The flag is cleared when the cartridge is removed from the drive. | Isolate the fault between drive and tape by following these steps:
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205 (Warning) | No |
| 6 | Write failure | 06h | Set for any unrecoverable write or positioning error where isolation is uncertain and failure might be faulty media or drive hardware. The flag is cleared when the cartridge is removed from the drive. | Isolate the fault between drive and tape by following these steps:
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206 (Warning) | No |
| 7 | Media life | 07h | Set when the tape cartridge reached its end of life (EOL). |
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207 (Warning) | No |
| 8 | Not data grade | 08h | Set when the tape cartridge is not data-grade. Any data that you back up to the tape is at risk. The flag is set when severe servo problems are detected while you are loading a cartridge. | Discard the tape cartridge. If the failure persists, contact your IBM Service Representative. | 208 (Warning) | No |
| 9 | Write protect | 09h | Set when the tape drive detects that the tape cartridge is write-protected and the drive sees a write command. The flag is cleared when the cartridge is removed from the drive. | Set the cartridge write-protect switch to OFF. Ensure that the cartridge is not logically protected. If the problem persists, contact your IBM Service Representative. | N/A | No |
| 10 | No removal | 0Ah | Set when an unload operation is attempted and SCSI Prevent Media Removal is set to ON. The flag is cleared when the cartridge is removed from the drive. | If the error is an operator error, no action is required; if the error is a customer software error, see the documentation for your server's operating system. | N/A | No |
| 11 | Cleaning media | 0Bh | Set when a cleaning tape is loaded into the drive. | None. Status only. | N/A | No |
| 12 | Unsupported format | 0Ch | Set when a non-supported cartridge type is loaded into the drive. It is cleared when the cartridge is removed from the drive. Can also be caused when a cartridge with a non-supported format is loaded into the drive. | Remove the invalid cartridge. If the problem persists, contact your IBM Service Representative. | N/A | No |
| 13 | Recoverable mechanical cartridge failure | 0Dh | The drive has detected a mechanical volume failure and the volume is able to be unloaded. This is normally a broken tape detected during midtape recovery, and is normally a high usage tape that has broken tape at the leader pin. | Quarantine the tape cartridge and contact your IBM Service Representative. | No | |
| 14 | Unrecoverable mechanical cartridge failure | 0Eh | The drive has detected a mechanical cartridge failure and the cartridge is not able to be unloaded. Normally set when the tape split apart. | Contact your IBM Service Representative. | 214 (Error) | Yes |
| 15 | Memory chip in cartridge | 0Fh | Set when the memory in the tape cartridge failed. | Do not use the cartridge for further backup operation. | 215 (Warning) | No |
| 16 | Forced eject | 10h | Set when a tape cartridge was manually removed while it was reading and writing. It is cleared when a cartridge is loaded into the drive. | None. Status only. | N/A | No |
| 17 | Read-only format | 11h | Set when a write attempt is made on a read-only cartridge. The flag is cleared when the cartridge is ejected. | None. Status only. | N/A | No |
| 18 | Tape directory is corrupted on load | 12h | Set when the tape drive detects that the directory is corrupted and results in longer file-search times. The flag is cleared when the cartridge is removed from the drive. | Operator action optional. The drive automatically rebuilds the directory as data is being read or the operator can re-read all data from the tape to rebuild the directory. | 218 (Warning) | No |
| 19 | Nearing media life | 13h | The media is nearing its specified usage life | Schedule a time to migrate the data to another tape cartridge | 219 (Warning) | No |
| 20 | Clean now | 14h | Set when the tape drive detects that it needs cleaning. | Clean the tape drive. | N/A | No |
| 21 | Clean periodic | 15h | 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 you must clean it soon. | N/A | No |
| 22 | Expired cleaning media | 16h | Set when the tape drive detects a cleaning cartridge that is expired. It is cleared when a valid cleaning cartridge is loaded. | Replace the cleaning cartridge. | N/A | No |
| 23 | Invalid cleaning cartridge | 17h | 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. | 223 (Warning) | No |
| 25 | Dual-port interface error | 19h | Set when a redundant Fibre interface port on the tape drive failed. | Contact your IBM Service Representative. | 225 (Error) | Yes |
| 26 | Cooling fan failure | 1Ah | Set when a tape drive fan failed. | Contact your IBM Service Representative. | 226 (Error) | Yes |
| 27 | Power supply | 1Bh | Set when a power supply failed. | Contact your IBM Service Representative. | 227 (Error) | Yes |
| 29 | Drive preventative maintenance required | 1Dh | Set when drive maintenance is required. | 229 (Informational) | No | |
| 30 | Hardware A | 1Eh | Set when a hardware failure occurs that requires a drive reset to recover. | The operator can reset the drive. If the problem persists, contact your IBM Service Representative. | 230 (Error) | Yes |
| 31 | Hardware B | 1Fh | Set when the tape drive fails and the failure is not read/write related. Also, set if the drive requires a power cycle to recover and is not cleared until the drive is powered OFF. | Contact your IBM Service Representative. | 231 (Error) | Yes |
| 32 | Interface | 20h | Set when the tape drive detects a problem with the Fibre Channel interface. It is cleared when the drive is powered OFF. | Contact your IBM Service Representative. | 232 (Error) | Yes |
| 33 | Eject media | 21h | Set when a failure occurs that requires the tape cartridge to be ejected from the drive and retried. The flag is cleared when the cartridge is removed from the drive. | Try different media. If the problem persists, contact your IBM Service Representative. | 233 (Warning) | No |
| 34 | Download fail | 22h | Set when an FMR image is unsuccessfully downloaded to the tape drive by using the Fibre Channel or library interface. It is cleared when the drive is powered OFF or a successful microcode update is performed. | Contact your IBM Service Representative. | N/A | No |
| 35 | Drive humidity | 23h | Set when the drive’s internal humidity sensor indicates that the tape library operating environment might be outside the allowable specifications. | Confirm the drive cooling fan is operational. Confirm that the library operating environment
is within allowable specifications. Contact your IBM Service Representative. |
No | |
| 36 | Drive temperature | 24h | Set when the drive's internal temperature sensor indicates that the tape library operating environment might be outside the allowable specifications. | Confirm the drive cooling fan is operational. Confirm that the library operating environment is within allowable specifications. Contact your IBM Service Representative. |
236 (Warning) | No |
| 37 | Drive voltage | 25h | Set when the drive detects power supply voltages outside of the specified voltage limits. It is cleared when the drive is powered OFF. | Contact your IBM Service Representative. | 237 (Error) | No |
| 39 | Diagnostics required | 27h | Set when a condition occurs that requires diagnostics. | 239 (Error) | Yes | |
| 49 | Diminished native capacity | 31h | The media is either partitioned or shortened and is not configured to use full native capacity. | If using partitioning, this is normal. If not, then determine why there is a partitioned cartridge present and unpartition the cartridge. | 249 (Informational) | No |
| 50 | Lost statistics | 32h | Set when media statistics were lost at some time in the past. | None. Status only. | 250 (Informational) | No |
| 51 | Tape directory invalid at unload | 33h | Set when the tape directory on the tape cartridge that was previously unloaded is corrupted. The file-search performance is degraded. | Operator action optional. The drive automatically rebuilds the directory as data is being read, or the operator can use your backup software to rebuild the tape directory by reading all the data. | 251 (Informational) | No |
| 52 | Tape system area write failure | 34h | Set when the tape cartridge that was previously unloaded could not write its system area successfully. | Copy the data to another tape cartridge and discard the old cartridge. | 252 (Warning) | No |
| 53 | Tape system area read failure | 35h | Set when the tape system area could not be read successfully at load time. | Copy the data to another tape cartridge and discard the old cartridge. | 253 (Warning) | No |
| 54 | No start of data | 36h | Set when the start of data cannot be found on the tape. | Try another tape. | 254 (Warning) | No |
| 55 | Load failure | 37h | A load failure occurred because the media could not be loaded and threaded. | Remove the tape and try another. If the problem persists, contact your IBM Service Representative. | 255 (Warning) | No |
| 56 | Unrecoverable unload failure | 38h | An unload failure occurred because the media could not be unloaded. | Contact your IBM Service Representative. | 256 (Error) | Yes |
| 57 | Automation interface | 39h | Set when the tape drive detects a problem with the automation interface. It is cleared when the drive is powered OFF. | The operator can reset the drive. If the problem persists, contact your IBM Service Representative. | 257 (Warning) | No |
| 58 | Microcode failure | 3Ah | A drive panic occurred. | No | ||
| 59 | WORM Medium - Integrity Check Failed | 3Bh | The drive determined that data on the tape is suspect, from a WORM point of view. |
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259 (Warning) | No |
| 60 | WORM Medium - Overwrite Attempted | 3Ch | This flag is set when the drive rejects a write operation because the rules for allowing WORM writes are not met. Data can be appended to WORM media only. Overwrites to WORM media are not allowed. | Write the data to a WORM tape cartridge or write the data to a non-WORM tape cartridge. | N/A | No |
| 61 | Encryption policy violation | 3Dh | The drive is configured to require encryption, but encryption is not enabled. | Contact your IBM Service Representative. | No | |