Dell PowerVault TL1000 User Manual

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Table B-1. TapeAlert flags supported by the library (continued)

Flag

Number

Flag Name

Description

Action Required

Type

Library
Hardware D

The library
mechanism has a
hardware fault that
is not
mechanism-related,
or requires power
cycle to recover.

Cycle the power supply and try again.

If the problem persists, see “Contacting
Dell technical support” on page 7-2.

Library
Interface

The library
identified an
interface fault.

Check all cables and cable connections.

Restart the operation.

If the problem persists, see “Contacting
Dell technical support” on page 7-2.

Library
Maintenance

Library preventive
maintenance
required.

Preventive maintenance of the library is
required. Consult the library user's manual for
device-specific preventive maintenance tasks.

Library Stray
Tape

A cartridge was left
in the drive inside
the library by a
previous hardware
fault.

Try unloading the cartridge from the drive
with the Operator Panel or Web User
Interface.

If the cartridge unloads, move the
cartridge from the drive to the I/O
station. Remove the cartridge and inspect
for damage. If not damaged, return the
cartridge to the library. Run Library
Verify before normal library operations
resume.

If the cartridge did not unload from the
drive, cycle the power supply and try
again.

If the problem persists, see “Contacting
Dell technical support” on page 7-2.

Library Pick
Retry

There is a potential
problem with the
drive ejecting a
cartridge short or
with the library
mechanism picking
a cartridge from a
slot.

No action is required.

Library Place
Retry

There is a potential
problem with the
library mechanism
placing a cartridge
into a slot.

No action is required.

Library I/O
station

The operation failed
because the library
I/O station is open.

Close the I/O station.

Library
Mailslot

Mechanical problem
with the I/O
station.

There is a mechanical problem with the library
I/O station.

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