Alerting Event Types

Library events are grouped into categories. When an event occurs, the library sends a message to all destinations configured to receive that event category.

In the table below, x denotes that the destination type supports the event category.

Event Category	Events Included	Email	SNMP	SCI	ASR
Fault	Fault detected.	x	x	x	x
Cartridge_movement	Tape moved between storage cells, tape mounted, tape dismounted.	x	-	x	-
Media_validation	Media validation partition modified, validation data notification (sent one minute after media validation starts and then every 10 minutes)	x	-	x	-
Device	Device state changed, device removed, device failed, and device fault detected.	x	x	x	x
Door	Door opened, door closed, and audit completed.	x	x	x	-
Cap	CAP ownership overridden, CAP ready to open, CAP opened, CAP closed, and audit complete.	x	-	x	-
Partition	Partition change. Generally, any partitioning changes involve at least two partitions, because the commands that change partitions move cells and drives from one partition to another.	x	-	x	-
Cleaning_required	Drive needs cleaning by an application. The library does not send this call if library auto-cleaning is enabled.	x	-	x	-
Library	Library or rail state changed, capacity changed, library audit completed, and lost cartridge found.	x	x	x	x
Heartbeat	Heartbeat stopped.	-	-	x	x
Test	Test notification sent by library.	x	x	x	x