Additional details about the drive’s most recent exchange. This section appears only for LTO drives.
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.