Attribute

Definition

Media MB Capacity

Maximum media capacity, in megabytes.

Note – Reported value varies by drive vendor and other factors.

Media MB Avail Pre

Unused media capacity, in megabytes; this value is provided before the beginning of the exchange.

Note – Reported value varies by drive vendor and other factors.

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.

Nearing Media Life Alert

The media is approaching the end of its expected useful life. Available for HP drives only.

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.

HP Media Status

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

Media Length in Meters

Media length, in meters

Media Manufacturer Date

Date when the media was manufactured, in yyyymmdd format.

Media Auxiliary Memory Capacity

Media's total auxiliary memory at the time of manufacture, in bytes

Cleaning Media Alert

Indicates that cleaning media has been loaded in the drive

Formatted Density Code

Supported density for the drive, as reported by the SCSI Report Density Support command.