User manual TANDBERG B DLTSAGE INTEGRATION

[. . . ] Integration Guide Copyright Copyright © 2003 by Quantum Corporation. Document Origination: Boulder, Colorado, USA. Trademarks Quantum, the Quantum logo, and the DLTtape logo are trademarks of Quantum Corporation, registered in the U. S. A. DLTtape, DLTSage, Value DLTtape, and Super DLTtape are trademarks of Quantum Corporation. Other company and product names used in this document are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of their respective owners. Legal Disclaimers The information contained in this document is the exclusive property of Quantum Corporation. [. . . ] Table 3-3. Threshold 3 ºC below the shutdown temperature Temperature Thresholds TapeAlert Flag Set Description The 24th TapeAlert flag indicates that the tape drive is reaching its shutdown temperature. If the current 24h Drive temperature temperature lowers to 5 ºC below the maximum allowed temperature, DLTSage clears the 24th TapeAlert flag. 3. 2. 3 Full Suite of TapeAlert Flags Table 3-4 lists the full set of TapeAlert flags that SDLT tape drives support. Supported TapeAlert Flags TapeAlert Flag 13h Nearing media life Load Counta 07h Media life 04h Media 13h Nearing media life Directory Revision 07h Media life 04h Media 02h Write warning Write Error Rate 04h Media 01h Read warning Read Error Rate 04h Media 02h Write warning Tracking Servo Write 04h Media Critical Critical Warning Critical Warning Flag Type Informational Warning Critical Informational Warning Critical Warning Description Nearing Media Life Reached Media Life Media Life Exceeded Nearing Media Life Reached Media Life Media Life Exceeded Write Warning Media exceeds recommended usage parameters. Retire media immediately. Operating Parameters 3-4 October 2003 81-81201-01 Rev A01 DLTSage Integration Guide Table 3-4. Supported TapeAlert Flags TapeAlert Flag 01h Read warning Flag Type Warning Critical Description Read Warning Media exceeds recommended usage parameters. DLTSage has detected that the tape drive needs cleaning (failed backup). Check for sufficient airflow Replace tape drive Operating Parameters Tracking Servo Read 04h Media Clean Drive Now Drive Shutdown Temp Channel Write Performance 14h Clean now 24h Drive temperature 26h Predictive failure Critical Warning Critical a. Load count thresholds are user definable for greater control. Figure 3-1 shows an example of an Informational TapeAlert flag. Figure 3-1. Sample TapeAlert Flag Message 81-81201-01 Rev A01 October 2003 3-5 Chapter 3: Features of DLTSage 3. 2. 4 Host Responses to TapeAlert Flags Table 3-5 lists suggested host responses to TapeAlert flags. Host Responses to TapeAlert Flags Flag Type Warning Recommended Application Client Message (Host Response) 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. No data has been lost, but there has been a reduction in the capacity of the tape. The tape cartridge has reached the end of its calculated useful life: 1. Media can no longer be written/read, or performance is severely degraded. Media has exceeded its specified life. TapeAlert Flag 01h Read warning 02h Write warning Warning 04h Media Critical 07h Media life Warning 13h Nearing media life Informational The tape cartridge is nearing the end of its calculated Media may have exceeded its specified life. Store this tape cartridge in a safe place in case you need to restore data from it. Critical The tape drive thinks it The tape drive needs cleaning: may have a head clog or 1. If the operation has not stopped, wait for it to finish and then clean the drive. Check the tape drive users manual for device specific cleaning instructions. Environmental conditions inside the tape drive are outside the specified temperature range. Cooling problem. 14h Clean now 24h Drive temperaturea 26h Predictive failure a. SDLT 600 tape drive only. Warning Critical A hardware failure of the tape drive is predicted. tape drive hardware. 3-6 October 2003 81-81201-01 Rev A01 DLTSage Integration Guide 3. 3 3. 3. 1 Benefits Offered by DLTSage Applications DLTSage xTalk DLTSage xTalk evaluates your SDLT tape drive's "health" and determines if it needs to be sent in for service. [. . . ] The MODE SELECT (6) / (10) command (15h / 55h) sets these configuration settings. A. 2. 3 Modifying the Media Load Count Threshold The media load count threshold for DLTSage is a parameter of the EEPROM Vendor Specific Page (page 3Eh) of the MODE SELECT command. The parameter name is SageLoadCountThresh; it is an ASCII / Decimal data type. The value of this parameter is multiplied by 100 to achieve the actual load count threshold. For example, a value of 2 translates to a Media Life Warning threshold of 200; a value of 36 translates to a Media Life Warning threshold of 3, 600. [. . . ]