Users Guide

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Flag Name Hex
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Description Action Required Event
31 Hardware B 1Fh Set when the tape drive fails its
internal Power-On Self-Tests.
Note the error code on the
single-character display and see
in “Drive Error Codes: Single-
character display (SCD)” on page
111 for the appropriate
instructions.
Warning
Event
32 Interface 20h Set when the tape drive detects
a problem with the SCSI, Fibre
Channel, or RS-422 interface.
Set when the tape drive detects
a problem with the SCSI, Fibre
Channel, or RS-422 interface.
Warning
Event
33 Eject media 21h Set when a failure occurs that
requires you to unload the
cartridge from the drive.
Unload the tape cartridge, then
reinsert it and restart the
operation.
Warning
Event
34 Download fail 22h Set when the tape drive detects
a problem with the SCSI, Fibre
Channel, or RS-422 interface.
Ensure that it is the correct FMR
image. Download the FMR image
again.
Warning
Event
36 Drive
temperature
24h Set when the drive's temperature
sensor indicates that the drive's
temperature is exceeding the
recommended temperature of
the library.
See Error Code 1 in “Drive Error
Codes: Single-character display
(SCD)” on page 111.
Warning
Event
37 Drive voltage 25h Set when the drive detects that
the externally supplied voltages
are either approaching the
specied voltage limits or are
outside the voltage limits.
See Error Code 2 in “Drive Error
Codes: Single-character display
(SCD)” on page 111.
Warning
Event
38 Predictive
failure
26h A hardware failure of the tape
drive is predicted. Call the tape
drive supplier helpline.
Predictive failure of drive
hardware
Warning
Event
39 Failure 27h The tape drive might have a fault.
Check for availability of
diagnostic information and run
extended diagnostics if
applicable. Check the tape drive
user's manual for instructions on
running extended diagnostic
tests and retrieving diagnostic
data.
The drive might have a failure
that can be identied by stored
diagnostic information or by
running extended diagnostics
(Send Diagnostics).
Warning
Event
49 Diminished
Native Capacity
31h Set when Native Capacity is
diminished.
No action is required.
Informational message only.
Info
Event
51 Tape directory
invalid at unload
33h Set when the tape directory on
the tape cartridge that was
previously unloaded is
corrupted. The le-search
performance is degraded.
Use your backup software to
rebuild the tape directory by
reading all the data.
Warning
Event
52 Tape system
area write
failure
34h Set when the tape cartridge that
was previously unloaded cannot
write its system area
successfully.
Copy the data to another tape
cartridge, and discard the old
cartridge.
Warning
Event
110 Dell EMC ML3 Tape Library: User's Guide