Quantum Instruments DLT 7000 - Manual (Page 156)

SCSI Commands
5-52 Quantum DLT 7000 Tape System
LOG SENSE Command (4Dh) (continued)
Table 5–26 TapeAlert Flags, Severity Levels, and Meanings
Flag Severity Level * Meaning
1 Read Warning Warning Problems reading data. There is no loss of data, but the tape
drive’s performance is reduced.
2 Write Warning Warning Problems writing data. There is no loss of data, but the
capacity of the tape is reduced.
3 Hard Error Warning An error has occurred during a read or write operation that
the tape drive cannot correct: operation has stopped.
5 Read Failure Critical The tape medium or the tape drive is damaged. Contact a
service representative.
6 Write Failure Critical The tape medium is faulty or the tape drive is damaged.
Test the tape drive using a known-good tape cartridge. If
the problem persists, contact a service representative.
9 Write Protect Critical The tape cartridge is write protected. Set the write
protection switch to enable writing, or use a different tape
cartridge.
10 No Removal Informational The tape drive is busy and the tape cartridge cannot be
ejected. Wait for the operation to complete before
attempting to eject the tape cartridge.
11 Cleaning Media Informational The tape cartridge in the tape drive is a cleaning cartridge.
For normal tape drive data-related operations, replace the
cleaning cartridge with a data tape cartridge.
20 Clean Now Critical The tape drive needs to be cleaned. Make sure that all tape
operations have completed, eject the data tape cartridge
and follow the appropriate steps to use a cleaning cartridge.
* Severity levels are Informational, Warning, and Critical. Informational flags provide a status-type
message, Warning flags indicate that there is the possibility of loss of data, and Critical flags indicate
the possibility of loss of data and that user intervention is urgently required.