5190/5194 Modular Tape Subsystem Manual

Operating the Cartridge Tape Drive and ACL
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Understanding Operator Messages
Table 4-7 describes the message types and shows their priority.
Table 4-8 lists the most common operator messages (listed by priority).
Table 4-7. Operator Message Types and Priorities
Message Type Priority Indicates
Check 1 (High) An error condition—service provider intervention may be
required
Not Ready 2 The offline state of the drive
Fixed 3 The operating state of the drive
Host 4 Information from the host system
Background 5 (Low) The online state of the drive
Table 4-8. Common Operator Messages
Message
Message
Type Meaning
CHK XX Check Hardware error displays a hexadecimal error code (XX).
Service provider intervention is required.
XXXXXXXX Check Operator error. A hexadecimal error code or a number
of characters is displayed.
NT RDYU Not Ready The tape drive is not ready. Writing is enabled.
NT RDYF Not Ready The tape drive is not ready. Writing is inhibited.
UNLOADNG Fixed A cartridge is being unloaded.
REWINDNG Fixed The tape is being rewound.
E.O.T. Fixed The tape drive has reached the end of the tape.
CLEANING Fixed The tape drive is using the cleaning cartridge.
XXXXXXXX Host An 8-character or 16-character message from the host
system is displayed.
* Background No cartridge is loaded.
* CLEAN Background No cartridge is loaded. Cleaning is required. (No ACL
is attached to the drive.)
BOT RDYU Background The tape position is BOT. A cartridge is loaded.
Writing is enabled.
BOT RDYF Background The tape position is BOT. A cartridge is loaded.
Writing is inhibited.
READY U Background A cartridge is loaded. Writing is enabled.
READY F Background A cartridge is loaded. Writing is inhibited.
NO LABEL Background A cartridge is loaded. The cartridge has no tape label.