Log Sense Command
August 2016 Commands 73
TapeAlert Flags
TABLE 3-38 TapeAlert Flags
Code Flag Name Description
Length
(bytes)
0001h Read Warning Drive has difficulty reading 1
0002h Write Warning Drive has difficulty writing 1
0003h Hard Error Write or read hard error has occurred
(flags 4, 5, 6)
1
0004h Media Unrecoverable read, write, or positioning
error caused by faulty media
1
0005h Read Failure Hard read error, hardware or media 1
0006h Write Failure Hard write error, hardware or media 1
0007h Media Life Media has exceeded the life pass count 1
0008h Not Data Grade Not supported 1
0009h Write Protect Write command was issued to a write-
protected tape
1
000Ah No Removal A manual unload or Unload command was
issued while the drive was in prevent
removal state – not supported
1
000Bh Cleaning Media The tape in the drive is a cleaning cartridge 1
000Ch Unsupported Format Unrecognized format 1
000Dh Recoverable Snapped Tape Snapped tape – not supported 1
000Eh Unrecoverable Snapped Tape Not supported 1
000Fh Memory Chip in Cartridge Failure The RFID chip cannot be read or written to. 1
0010h Forced Eject A manual eject was performed before a
reposition to BOT was commanded.
Not supported
1
0011h Read Only Format Not supported 1
0012h Tape Directory Corrupted MIR corrupted 1
0013h Nearing Media Life The tape is nearing the end of its
calculated life
1
0014h Clean Now The drive has determined it needs cleaning. 1
0015h Clean Periodic Cleaning counter has reached threshold,
cleaning LED is on
1
0016h Expired Cleaning Media The last cleaning cartridge inserted was used
up – not supported
1
0017h Invalid Cleaning Media Not supported 1
0018h Retention Requested Not supported 1
0019h Dual port interface error Not supported 1
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