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E035, E054, E055, E056, E057, E124, E126, E127,
E128, E129, E130, E134, E139, E142, E143, E158, E176
– These errors normally indicate a tape drive
hardware problem. Contact your IBM Service
representative.
E058, E059, E060, E061, E062, E063, E064, E065,
E066, E067, E068, E069, E086, E087, E088, E089,
E090, E107, E108, E114, E115, E118, E125, E131, E132,
E133, E135, E136, E155, E156, E160, E161, E171, E172
– These errors normally indicate a tape drive
software problem. Contact your IBM Software
Support representative.
E070, E071, E072, E073, E074, E075, E116, E117,
E144, E147 – These errors normally indicate a user
problem caused by attempting to write to a tape
that has been write protected. Remove write
protection before retrying.
E077, E078, E079, E080, E081, E082, E154 – These
errors normally indicate a temporary condition
caused by a power line disturbance. It could also
indicate a hardware problem. If there was a power
line disturbance, retry to operation. If it is known
that there was no power line disturbance, check
connections. If the error still persists, contact your
IBM Service representative.
E101, E102, E103, E104, E105, E106 – These errors
normally indicate a tape drive enclosure hardware
problem. Check connections to the enclosure. If the
error still persists, contact your IBM Service
representative.
E157 – This error indicates that an undocumented
vendor-unique status was received.
E159, E162, E164 – These errors normally indicate an
attempt to use a tape drive that is not supported or
an attempt to use a supported tape drive on a Store
Controller that does not support the specific model
of tape drive. Check for compatibility between the
tape drive model and the Store Controller model.
E163, E165 – These errors normally indicate a
problem with the ABIOS. Check to see if you have
the latest ABIOS patches and make sure your Store
Controller is supported. Contact the IBM Support
Center.
System Action: Logged as B4/S056/Exxx by the
Streaming Tape Drive Utility. Refer to the IBM 4690 OS
V2: Messages Guide for more information.
W680 W680 STREAMING TAPE DRIVE IS
TOO HOT B4/S055/E038
Severity: 4
Explanation: The tape drive detected that it is too hot.
User Response: Check to see if the fan on the Store
Controller is working and the vents are not blocked.
System Action: Logged as B4/S055/E038 by the
streaming tape drive device driver. Refer to the IBM
4690 OS V2: Messages Guide for more information.
W681 W681 STREAMING TAPE DRIVE
NEEDS CLEANING B4/S055/E018
Severity: 4
Explanation: The tape drive detected that it needs
cleaning.
User Response: Clean the drive using the proper
cleaning kit.
System Action: Logged as B4/S055/E018 by the
streaming tape drive device driver. Refer to the IBM
4690 OS V2: Messages Guide for more information.
W682 W682 STREAMING TAPE DRIVE
FAILURE PREDICTED B4/S055/Exxx
Severity: 4
Explanation: The attempted streaming tape drive
operation was performed successfully, but the tape
drive detected a potential problem.
The event (Exxx) in the message indicates the
following:
E037 – Potential problem is unspecified.
E039 – The tape drive detected that the enclosure is
degraded.
E153 – Failure prediction threshold exceeded.
System Action: Logged as B4/S055/Exxx by the
streaming tape drive device driver. Refer to the IBM
4690 OS V2: Messages Guide for more information.
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