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Appendix A  Diagnostic Tools

TapeAlert

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TapeAlert

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DLT-S4 tape drives are delivered with TapeAlert features built in. The 

tape drive firmware constantly monitors the device’s hardware and 

media, checking for errors and potential difficulties. It flags any problems 

identified on the 

. 

After a backup, the TapeAlert-compatible backup application 

automatically reads the device’s TapeAlert 

 to 

check for any problems. If an error is flagged, your backup software 

displays a warning message on your screen, and adds the TapeAlert 

messages to its logs. These messages are standard across all applications 

that support TapeAlert, and give an explanation of the problem and 

suggested resolution. For example, if you were attempting to back up to 

an expired cartridge, you would see the following message: 

WARNING: The data cartridge has reached the end of its calculated 

 

useful life.

Copy any data you need to another cartridge.

 

Discard the old cartridge.

Medium Auxiliary Memory

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Medium Auxiliary Memory (MAM) is a feature in the DLT-S4 tape drive 

that produces various attributes about the cartridge and records them on 

the media itself. These attributes provide the underlying information for 

the DLTSage suite of intelligent data protection tools. 
For more information on MAM, see the DLT-S4 Interface Reference Guide 

(81-81281-xx).
You can view the MAM via xTalk Management Console (see