Dell PowerVault TL1000 User Manual

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Table B-2. TapeAlert flags supported by the Ultrium tape drive (continued)

Flag Number

Flag Name

Description

Action Required

Hardware B

Set when the tape drive fails its
internal Power-On Self-Tests
(POSTs).

Note the error code on the
single-character display and see
“Contacting Dell technical support”
on page 7-2.

Interface

Set when the tape drive detects a
problem with the host interface.

Eject media

Set when a failure occurs that
requires the tape cartridge to be
unloaded from the drive.

Unload the tape cartridge, then
reinsert and restart the operation. If
this procedure fails, use different
media.

Download fail

Set when an FMR image is
unsuccessfully downloaded to the
tape drive via the SAS interface.

Check the FMR image is correct. If
necessary, download the correct
FMR image.

Drive temperature

Set when the drive temperature
sensor indicates that the drive's
temperature exceeds the
recommended temperature of the
library.

Drive voltage

Set when the drive detects power
supply voltages that approach or
exceed the specified voltage limits.

Predictive failure of
drive hardware

Set when a hardware failure of the
tape drive is predicted.

Diagnostics required Set when the tape drive detects a

failure that requires diagnostics for
isolation.

Tape directory
invalid at unload

Set when the tape directory on the
tape cartridge that was previously
unloaded is corrupted. The
file-search performance is
degraded.

Use your backup software to
rebuild the tape directory by
reading all the data.

Tape system area
write failure

Set when the tape cartridge that
was previously unloaded might not
write its system area successfully.

Copy the data to another tape
cartridge, then discard the old tape
cartridge.

Tape system area
read failure

Set when the tape system area
might not be read successfully at
load time.

Copy the data to another tape
cartridge, then discard the old tape
cartridge.

Appendix B. TapeAlert flags

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