Attribute

Definition

Diagnostics Required Alert

A failure requiring diagnostics has occurred. Triggered by a tape alert 39.

Drive Lifetime Hours in Motion

Total hours the drive heads have been in motion over the life of the drive.

Note – The drive lifetime may be longer than the time it has been monitored by STA.

IBM Drive Efficiency

Three-byte hexadecimal code indicating the drive’s efficiency over its lifetime. Possible values are 01h (best) to FFh (worst); 00h indicates the efficiency is unknown. Available for IBM LTO4 and above drives only.

IBM Media Efficiency

Three-byte hexadecimal code indicating the media's efficiency over its lifetime. Possible values are 01h (best) to FFh (worst); 00h indicates the efficiency is unknown. Available for IBM LTO4 and above drives only.

HP Device Status

Four-byte hexadecimal code indicating the status of the drive. Available for HP drives only.