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intervention is applied. An unrecoverable drive failure is usually the result of a hardware error
condition. One of the following actions will be needed to clear the flashing Fault LED:
v Hard SCSI Reset
v Cartridge Eject
v Power Cycle
v Retry microcode download
An unrecoverable cartridge (media) failure is usually the result of a defective cartridge, media, or
cartridge state and will require the drive to eject the cartridge (if possible) to clear the flashing LED.
4. The firmware download failed and the drive is not functional. The drive boot code is in control and
the microcode download should be retried. The drive can be identified using the Inquiry command
and is bootable while in this state.
5. The Fault LED will be on solid to indicate an over temperature condition.
Performing the internal self-test (FC 6120 or 6279)
Use the information in this topic to perform an internal self-test on your tape drive.
Prerequisites
In order to perform the test, you need the following items:
v One VXA-2 tape drive with firmware code V2123 or higher, or one VXA-320 tape drive with firmware
V3209 or higher
v One VXA cleaning cartridge X style
v One blank VXA X23 data cartridge
Performing the test
Follow these steps to perform the internal self-test:
Attention: Use a blank tape to perform the test. During the test, the tape is overwritten with a test
pattern and all data on the tape is destroyed.
1. Clean the tape drive.
2. Press the blue eject button for 7 seconds. When the Ready LED blinks rapidly, insert the blank, X23
data cartridge.
The tape drive performs the internal self-test. The test can take up to 15 minutes. After successful
completion, the media is ejected.
Interpreting the results
The following table shows how to interpret the results of the internal self-test using the status lights. To
see a front-view illustration of the tape drive and status lights, see one of the following illustrations.
VXA-320 tape drive: Figure 3 on page 31
VXA-2 tape drive: Figure 4 on page 39
If the internal self-test passes, then the tape drive has no hardware fault and no further tests are required.
If the internal self-test indicates a drive failure, contact your service provider.
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