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98 Operating in Automated Mode Chapter 4
Drive Status
Table 8 on page 98 summarizes drive status messages that might appear on
the library status screen:
Table 8 Drive Status Messages
Message
MessageMessage
Message Explanation
ExplanationExplanation
Explanation
INIT REQUIRED You must initialize this drive.
NOT CONNECTED This drive is not connected to a SCSI bus.
UNKNOWN DRIVE The library does not recognize the type of drive in
this location.
NOT COMMUNICATE This drive is not communicating with the client or
the drive power is off.
NOT FUNCTIONAL This drive is not operating properly.
NOT LOADABLE The library cannot load a cartridge into this drive.
EMPTY This drive does not have a tape loaded.
CARTRIDGE IN The drive contains a cartridge, but the cartridge is
not loaded into the drive.
CLEAN NEEDED This drive requires cleaning.
CLEAN FAILED The attempt to clean this drive failed.
LOADING The library is mounting a cartridge to this drive.
REWOUND The cartridge in this drive has been rewound.
UNLOADING The library is dismounting a cartridge from this
drive.
LOADED The library has loaded a cartridge into this drive.
REWINDING The cartridge in this drive is being rewound.
BUSY This drive is performing a read or write operation.
CLEANING The drive is being cleaned.