Dell PowerVault 124T User Manual
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Drive TAflag[01] Read
Warning
TapeAlert Log Entry:
8000000000000000
The tape drive is having
problems reading data. No data
has been lost, but there has
been a reduction in the
performance of the tape.
The drive is having
severe trouble
reading.
This can be caused by
bad media or the
drive.
Clean the drive.
Try another piece of
media.
If no errors are
encountered with the
alternate piece of
media, retry the
original media.
Drive TAflag[02]
Write Warning
TapeAlert Log Entry:
4000000000000000
The tape drive is having
problems writing data. No data
has been lost, but there has
been a reduction in the capacity
of the tape.
The drive is having
severe trouble
writing.
This can be caused by
bad media or the
drive.
Clean the drive.
Try another piece of
media.
If no errors are
encountered with the
alternate piece of
media, retry the
original media.
Drive TAflag[03] Hard
Error
TapeAlert Log Entry:
2000000000000000
The operation has stopped
because an error has occurred
while reading or writing data
that the drive cannot correct.
The drive had a hard
read or write error.
This can be caused by
bad media or the
drive.
Clean the drive.
Try another piece of
media.
If no errors are
encountered with the
alternate piece of
media, retry the
original media.
Drive TAflag[04]
Media
TapeAlert Log Entry:
1000000000000000
Your data is at risk. Copy any
data you require from this tape.
Do not use this tape again.
Media can no longer
be written/read, or
performance is
severely degraded.
Clean the drive.
Try another piece of
media.
If no errors are
encountered with the
alternate piece of
media, retry the
original media.
Drive TAflag[05] Read
Failure
TapeAlert Log Entry:
0800000000000000
The tape is damaged or the
drive is faulty.
The drive can no
longer read data from
the tape.
Clean the drive.
Try another piece of
media.
If no errors are
encountered with the
alternate piece of
media, retry the
original media.
Drive TAflag[06]
Write Failure
TapeAlert Log Entry:
0400000000000000
The tape is from a faulty batch or
the tape drive is faulty.
The drive can no
longer write data to
the tape.
Clean the drive.
Try another piece of
media.