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HP restricted
14 03 End of data not found A read-type operation failed because a format violation
related to a missing EOD data set, or there was an
attempt to read a brand new tape.
Action: 1. Terminate the I/O and return the appropriate error.
2. Send a message to the console indicating that EOD
could not be found because the tape has a corrupt
format.
3. Prompt the user to back up the data to another tape
and discard the current one.
4. Log the incident in the system log.
30 00 Incompatible medium
installed
A write-type operation could not be executed because it
is not supported on the tape type that is loaded.
Action: 1. Terminate the I/O and return the appropriate error.
2. Send a message to the console indicating that writing
is not allowed on the type of tape that is currently
loaded.
3. Prompt the user to insert a different tape type.
4. Log the incident in the system log.
5. The calling application can retry the operation.
30 01 Cannot read media,
unknown format
A
LOCATE or SPACE command has found the tape is in a
format not supported by the drive.
Action: 1. Terminate the current I/O, and return the appropriate
error.
2. Send a message to the console indicating that the
tape is in a format not supported by the drive.
3. Prompt the user to eject the cartridge and insert a
valid one.
4. Log the incident in the system log.
30 02 Cannot read media,
incompatible format
A
READ command could not be completed because the
logical format is not correct.
Action: 1. Terminate the current I/O, and return the appropriate
error.
2. Send a message to the console indicating that the
tape is wrongly formatted.
3. Prompt the user to eject the cartridge and insert a
valid one.
4. Log the incident in the system log.
30 04 Cannot write medium The tape’s Cartridge Memory is bad so that the tape is
unusable.
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